Proverbs 24:13
Eat honey, my son, for it is good, And the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste;
Noyes Bible
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
Cross References
Psalms 119:103How sweet are thy words to my taste; Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Proverbs 25:27To eat much honey is not good; So the search of high things is weariness.
Song of Solomon 5:1[[Lov.]] I am come to my garden, my sister, my spouse! I gather my myrrh with my balsam, I eat my honeycomb with my honey, I drink my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends! Drink, yea, drink abundantly, my loved companions!
Matthew 3:4And John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
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 →