Proverbs 24:14

So [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.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

13My sonne, eate thou hony because it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth:

15Laye no priuie wayte (O wicked man) against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place.

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Cross References

Proverbs 2:10When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and thy soule deliteth in knowledge:

Proverbs 22:18For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes:

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 →

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