The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
The law of thy mouth is better vnto me: then thousands of gold and siluer.
1611 marginal notePsal.19.9. Prou.8.11.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.
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First occurrence: Genesis 11:31
Complete exact-word concordance
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
The law of thy mouth is better vnto me: then thousands of gold and siluer.
1611 marginal notePsal.19.9. Prou.8.11.
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
Let thy tender mercies come vnto me, that I may liue: for thy lawe is my delight.
The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
The proud haue digged pittes for me: which are not after thy law.
Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
Unlesse thy lawe had bene my delights: I should then haue perished in mine affliction.
O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
¶ O How loue I thy Law! it is my meditation all the day.
My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.
My soule is continually in my hand: yet doe I not forget thy Law.
I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.
¶ I hate vaine thoughts: but thy Law doe I loue.
It is time for thee, Lord, to work: for they have made void thy law.
It is time for thee, LORD, to worke: for they haue made voyde thy Law.
Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.
Riuers of waters runne downe mine eyes: because they keepe not thy Law.
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
Thy righteousnesse is an euerlasting righteousnesse: and thy law is the trueth.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
2 · KJV context and cross-references