Proverbs 24:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.”
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“Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:”
King James Version · Public Domain“My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Eat my son, honey that <FI>is<Fi> good, And the honeycomb--sweet to thy palate.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 24:13 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 14:9So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass.
- 1 Samuel 14:27Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had charged the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.
- Psalms 19:10They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
- Psalms 119:103How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
- Proverbs 25:16If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
- Proverbs 25:27It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
- Song of Solomon 4:11Your 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.
- Song of Solomon 5:1I 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. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
- Isaiah 7:15By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.
- Matthew 3:4John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
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