Proverbs 24:13

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet upon your palate.

Latin

Comede, fili mi, mel, quia bonum est, et favum dulcissimum gutturi tuo.

Interlinear

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Proverbs 24:13–14

Saying 26: Both honey and wisdom are sweet. Wisdom enriches the soul and creates more future opportunities.

Proverbs 22:17–24:22

This section is attributed to a group known as the wise, but their identity is unknown. There is a mention of thirty sayings (Proverbs 22:20). The wisdom sayings that follow can be divided into thirty sections. These sections are similar to an Egyptian work called the Instruction of Amenemope, which is also divided into thirty chapters.

Related verses

Isaiah 7:15
By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.
Song of Solomon 5:1
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. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
Proverbs 25:16
If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
Song of Solomon 4:11
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 119:103
How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth!
Matthew 3:4
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
It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
Psalm 19:10
They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.

Glossary

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Topics

Candy Honey in the Honeycomb Sweetest and Most Valuable Honey: Esteemed a Wholesome Food Honey: Wisdom Sweetness Wisdom: Spiritual: Unclassified Scriptures Relating to Young Men: General Scriptures Concerning

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