The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. YUD

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The law of your mouth - The law which proceeds out of your mouth, or which you have spoken.

Is better to me - The Hebrew is,

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Better unto methat is, better for me.

Thousands of. —We must supply shekels or pie…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

David had a great deal of gold and silver, far more than …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The law of your mouth [is] better unto me than thousands of
gold and silver .
] The w…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

However God has dealt with us, He has dealt with us better than we deserve, and all in love and for our good.

Many have knowledge, but littl…

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