Thematic Bible: Some things more precious than
Thematic Bible
Gold » Some things more precious than
They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold,
Yes, more than refined gold.
For wisdom’s profit is better than the profit of silver,
And her gain is better than fine gold.
“My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold,
And my yield is better than choicest silver.
I will make mortal man more rare than fine gold,
And mankind [scarcer] than the pure gold of Ophir.