Proverbs 24:14

Thus, take knowledge of wisdom, for thine own soul; If thou find it, then there is a future, and, thine expectation, shall not be cut off.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 thou honey, because it is good,—and droppings from the comb [because they are] sweet to thy palate:

15Do not lie in wait, thou lawless man, against the home of the righteous,—neither destroy thou his place of rest;

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Cross References

Psalms 19:11Even thine own servant, taketh warning by them, In the keeping of them, great is the reward.

Psalms 119:111As an inheritance have I taken thy testimonies unto times age-abiding, for, the joy of my heart, they are.

Proverbs 2:10When wisdom entereth thy heart, and, knowledge, to thy soul, is sweet,

Proverbs 22:18For sweet shall they be, when thou shalt keep them in thine inmost mind, they shall fit well together, upon thy lips.

Jeremiah 15:16Thy words, were found, and I did eat them, Then became thy words unto me the joy and gladness of my heart,—For thy Name hath been called upon me, O Yahweh God of hosts!

James 1:25But, he that hath obtained a nearer view into the perfect law of liberty, and hath taken up his abode by it, becoming—not a forgetful hearer, but a work doer, the same, happy in his doing, shall be.

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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