Proverbs 24:13
Strong's Lexicon
Eat
אֱכָל־ (’ĕ·ḵāl-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 398: 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume

honey,
דְבַ֣שׁ (ḏə·ḇaš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1706: 1) honey

my son,
בְּנִ֣י (bə·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

for
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

it is good,
ט֑וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) n m 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 2b) good things (collective) 2c) good, benefit 2d) moral good n f 3) welfare, benefit, good things 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 3b) good things (collective) 3c) bounty

and the honeycomb
וְנֹ֥פֶת (wə·nō·p̄eṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5317: 1) flowing honey, honey from the comb, a dropping down, honey, honeycomb

is sweet
מָ֝ת֗וֹק (mā·ṯō·wq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4966: adj 1) sweet n m 2) sweetness, pleasant (thing)

to your
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

taste.
חִכֶּֽךָ׃ (ḥik·ke·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2441: 1) mouth, palate, taste, gums

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.

Young's Literal Translation
Eat my son, honey that [is] good, And the honeycomb—sweet to thy palate.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate;

New American Standard Bible
My son, eat honey, for it is good, Yes, the honey from the comb 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:
Parallel Verses
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.

New American Standard Bible
My son, eat honey, for it is good, Yes, the honey from the comb 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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate;

International Standard Version
My son, eat honey, because it's good for you; indeed, drippings from the honeycomb are sweet to your taste;

NET Bible
Eat honey, my child, for it is good, and honey from the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.

American Standard Version
My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

English Revised Version
My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

Young's Literal Translation
Eat my son, honey that is good, And the honeycomb -- sweet to thy palate.
















Cross References
Psalm 19:10
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

Psalm 119:103
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Proverbs 25:16
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Proverbs 27:7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Song of Solomon 4:11
Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

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.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 24:12
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?

Proverbs 24:11
If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

Proverbs 24:10
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
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