Proverbs 24:14
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.
King James Version
In Context
13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
Cross References
Psalms 19:11Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Psalms 119:111Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Proverbs 2:10When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Proverbs 22:18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
Jeremiah 15:16Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
James 1:25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
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 →