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10 The fear of the Lord is pure,
    enduring forever.
The statutes of the Lord are true,
    all of them just;
11 More desirable than gold,
    than a hoard of purest gold,
Sweeter also than honey
    or drippings from the comb.(A)
12 By them your servant is warned;[a]
    obeying them brings much reward.

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Footnotes

  1. 19:12 Warned: the Hebrew verb means both to shine and to warn, cf. Dn 12:3.

10 They are more precious than gold,(A)
    than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,(B)
    than honey from the honeycomb.(C)
11 By them your servant is warned;
    in keeping them there is great reward.
12 But who can discern their own errors?
    Forgive my hidden faults.(D)

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