Proverbs 24:13
Beni (my son), eat thou devash, because it is tov; 1 and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste; 1
Orthodox Jewish 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
1 Samuel 14:27But Yonatan heard not when aviv bound HaAm with the oath; wherefore he put forth the end of the matteh (staff) that was in his yad, and dipped it in a honeycomb of the devash, and put his yad to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.
Psalms 119:103How sweet are Thy words unto my palate! 1 Sweeter than devash to my mouth! 1
Proverbs 25:27It is not tov to eat much devash; 1 so for men to seek their own kavod is not glory. 1
Song of Solomon 5:1I am come into my gan (garden), my sister, my kallah; 1 I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; 1 I have eaten my honeycomb with my devash (honey); 1 I have drunk my yayin with my cholov (milk). 1 Eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, dodim. 1
Matthew 3:4Now Yochanan himself had camel-hair clothing and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was arbe (locusts) and devash (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 →