Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste. New Living Translation My child, eat honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste. English Standard Version My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste. Berean Standard Bible Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. King James Bible My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: New King James Version My son, eat honey because it is good, And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste; New American Standard Bible My son, eat honey, for it is good; Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste; NASB 1995 My son, eat honey, for it is good, Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste; NASB 1977 My son, eat honey, for it is good, Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste; Legacy Standard Bible Eat honey, my son, for it is good, Indeed, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste; Amplified Bible My son, eat honey, because it is good, And the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste. Christian Standard Bible Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate; Holman Christian Standard Bible Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate; American Standard Version My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste: Contemporary English Version Honey is good for you, my children, and it tastes sweet. English Revised Version My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: GOD'S WORD® Translation Eat honey, my son, because it is good. Honey that flows from the honeycomb tastes sweet. Good News Translation My child, eat honey; it is good. And just as honey from the comb is sweet on your tongue, International Standard Version My son, eat honey, because it's good for you; indeed, drippings from the honeycomb are sweet to your taste; Majority Standard Bible Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. NET Bible Eat honey, my child, for it is good, and honey from the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. New Heart English Bible My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste. Webster's Bible Translation My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honey-comb, which is sweet to thy taste: World English Bible My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste; Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMy son, eat honey that [is] good, "" And the honeycomb [is] sweet to your palate. Young's Literal Translation Eat my son, honey that is good, And the honeycomb -- sweet to thy palate. Smith's Literal Translation My son, eat honey, for it is good; and the dropping of honey being sweet to thy palate. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat: Catholic Public Domain Version My son, eat honey, because it is good, and the honeycomb, because it is so sweet to your throat. New American Bible If you eat honey, my son, because it is good, if pure honey is sweet to your taste, New Revised Standard Version My child, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMy son, eat honey because it is good, and the honeycomb, which is sweet to your taste. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Eat honey, my son, because it is good, and honeycomb is sweet to your palate. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, And the honeycomb is sweet to thy taste; Brenton Septuagint Translation My son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, that thy throat may be sweetened. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Do not Envy…12If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds? 13Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. 14Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.… Cross References Psalm 19:10 They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. Psalm 119:103 How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth! Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Song of Solomon 4:11 Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon. Isaiah 7:15 By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey. Isaiah 55:2 Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. Ezekiel 3:3 “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. Jeremiah 15:16 Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts. Nehemiah 8:10 Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” Deuteronomy 8:3 He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. Matthew 4:4 But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” John 6:51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.” John 6:57-58 Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me. / This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.” 1 Peter 2:2-3 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, / now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. Treasury of Scripture My son, eat you honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to your taste: eat Proverbs 25:16,27 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it… Song of Solomon 5:1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. Isaiah 7:15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. to the taste or upon thy palate Jump to Previous Comb Drippings Droppings Eat Flowing Good Honey Honeycomb Honey-Comb Palate Sweet TasteJump to Next Comb Drippings Droppings Eat Flowing Good Honey Honeycomb Honey-Comb Palate Sweet TasteProverbs 24 1. Precepts and WarningsEat honey, my son The phrase "Eat honey, my son" is an invitation to partake in something that is both nourishing and delightful. In the Hebrew context, honey was a symbol of abundance and prosperity, often associated with the Promised Land, described as "a land flowing with milk and honey" (Exodus 3:8). The directive to "eat" suggests an active engagement with wisdom, much like one would actively consume food. The term "my son" is a common address in Proverbs, indicating a personal and intimate instruction from a father to a child, emphasizing the importance of the lesson being imparted. for it is good and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Eatאֱכָל־ (’ĕ·ḵāl-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat honey, דְבַ֣שׁ (ḏə·ḇaš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1706: Honey, syrup my son, בְּנִ֣י (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son for כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction it is good, ט֑וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good and the honeycomb וְנֹ֥פֶת (wə·nō·p̄eṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5317: Flowing honey, honey from the comb is sweet מָ֝ת֗וֹק (mā·ṯō·wq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 4966: Sweet, sweetness to your עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against taste. חִכֶּֽךָ׃ (ḥik·ke·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2441: Palate, roof of the mouth, gums Links Proverbs 24:13 NIVProverbs 24:13 NLT Proverbs 24:13 ESV Proverbs 24:13 NASB Proverbs 24:13 KJV Proverbs 24:13 BibleApps.com Proverbs 24:13 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 24:13 Chinese Bible Proverbs 24:13 French Bible Proverbs 24:13 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 24:13 My son eat honey for it (Prov. 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