Proverbs 24:14
So also is the doctrine of wisdom to thy soul: which when thou hast found, thou shalt have hope in the end, and thy hope shall not perish.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
13Fat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat:
15Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.
Cross References
Psalms 19:11More to be desired than gold and many precious stones: and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.
Proverbs 2:10If wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge please thy soul:
Proverbs 22:18Which shall be beautiful for thee, if thou keep it in thy bowels, and it shall flow in thy lips:
Jeremiah 15:16Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy word was to me a joy and gladness of my heart: for thy name is called upon me, O Lord God of hosts.
James 1:25But he that hath looked into the perfect law of liberty, and hath continued therein, not becoming a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work; this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:14-15
13 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: 14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off. We are here quickened to the study of wisdom by the consideration both of the pleasure and the profit of it. 1. It will be very pleasant. We eat honey because it is sweet to the taste, and upon that account we call it good, especially that which runs first from the… Read the whole commentary →