Proverbs 24:13

My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:

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WEBBE

My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;

BSB

Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.

KJV

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

ASV

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

BBE

My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 13–14

We are quickened to the study of wisdom by considering both the pleasure and the profit of it. All men relish things that are sweet to the palate; but many have no relish for the things that are sweet to the purified soul, and that make us wise unto salvation.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.