Proverbs 24:13 “Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your…”

Proverbs 24:13

Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

World English Bible

My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;

American Standard Version

My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

Geneva Bible 1599

My sonne, eate hony, for it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth.

Darby Translation

Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:

Young's Literal Translation

Eat my son, honey that [is] good, And the honeycomb — sweet to thy palate.

Bible in Basic English

My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:

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Cross references

“eat”

Isaiah 7:15 Song of Solomon 5:1 Proverbs 25:16 Matthew 3:4 Proverbs 25:27

Isaiah 7:15 · BSB

By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.

Song of Solomon 5:1 · BSB

I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. The Friends Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O be…

Proverbs 25:16 · BSB

If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.

Matthew 3:4 · BSB

John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

Proverbs 25:27 · BSB

It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.

Also

Psalm 119:103 Song of Solomon 4:11 Psalm 19:10

Psalm 119:103 · BSB

How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!

Song of Solomon 4:11 · BSB

Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.

Psalm 19:10 · BSB

They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?

14Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.

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