Proverbs 24:14

Thus shalt thou perceive wisdom in thy soul: 1 For if thou find it, thine end shall be good, 1 And hope shall not fail thee. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, 1 That thy throat may be sweetened. 1

15Bring not an ungodly man into the dwelling of the righteous: 1 Neither be deceived by the feeding of the belly. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 2:10For if wisdom shall come into thine understanding, 1 And discernment shall seem pleasing to thy soul, 1

Proverbs 22:18That thou mayest know that they are good: 1 And if thou lay them to heart, 1 They shall also gladden thee on thy lips, 1

Jeremiah 15:16consume them; and thy word shall be to me for the joy and gladness of my heart: for thy name has been called upon me, O Lord Almighty.

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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