Proverbs 24:14
So obtain the knowledge of wisdom for thy soul: when thou hast found her, then shall there be a [happy] future, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
13Eat honey, my son, because it is good; and the fine honey, which is sweet to thy palate:
15Lie not in wait, O wicked man! against the dwelling of the righteous; waste not his resting-place;
Cross References
Psalms 19:11(19:12) Moreover thy servant is admonished by them: in keeping them there is great reward.
Psalms 119:111I have taken thy testimonies as a heritage to eternity; for they are the joy of my heart.
Proverbs 2:10For wisdom will enter thy heart, and knowledge will be pleasant unto thy soul;
Proverbs 22:18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thy bosom, if they be altogether firmly seated upon thy lips.
Jeremiah 15:16When thy words were made manifest to me, then I greedily received them; and thy word became unto me the gladness and joy of my heart; for thy name is called upon me, O Lord of hosts.
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 →