Proverbs 24:13
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My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
In other translations
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Isaiah 7:15Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.
- Song of Solomon 5:1I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: 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; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.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 25:16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
- Matthew 3:4And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
- Song of Solomon 4:11Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.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 119:103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
- Proverbs 25:27It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
- Psalm 19:10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
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