Proverbs 24:13

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

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

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

In Context

12If thou wylt say, beholde I knewe not of it: doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? And he that kepeth thy soule, knoweth he it not? Shall not he also recompence euery man according to his workes?

14So [sweete] shal the knowledge of wysdome be vnto thy soule when thou hast found it: and there shalbe hope, and thy hope shall not be cut of.

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:27As it is not good to eate to muche honye, so curiously to searche the glory of heauenly thinges, is not commendable.

Matthew 3:4This Iohn had his rayment of Camels heere, and a girdle of a skynne about his loynes, his meate was locustes, and wylde hony.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:12-13

Pleasure and Advantages of Wisdom. 11 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; 12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works? Here is, 1. A great duty required of us, and that is to appear for the relief of oppressed innocency. If we see the lives or livelihoods of any in danger of being taken away… Read the whole commentary →

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