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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.