Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Eat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat. eat Proverbs 25:16,27 Thou hast found honey, eat what is sufficient for thee, lest being glutted therewith thou vomit it up. . . . Songs 5:1 Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat the fruit of his apple trees. I am come into my garden, O my sister, my spouse, I have gathered my myrrh, with my aromatical spices: I have eaten the honeycomb with my honey, I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends, and drink, and be inebriated, my dearly beloved. Isaiah 7:15 He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good. Matthew 3:4 And the same John had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and his meat was locusts and wild honey. to the taste or upon thy palate Context Do not Envy…12If thou say: I have not strength enough: he that seeth into the heart, he understandeth, and nothing deceiveth the keeper of thy soul, and he shall render to a man according to his works. 13Eat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat.14So also is the doctrine of wisdom to thy soul: which when thou hast found, thou shalt have hope in the end, and thy hope shall not perish.… Cross References Psalm 19:10 More to be desired than gold and many precious stones: and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb. Psalm 119:103 How sweet are thy words to my palate! more than honey to my mouth. Proverbs 16:24 Well ordered words are as a honeycomb: sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. Proverbs 25:16 Thou hast found honey, eat what is sufficient for thee, lest being glutted therewith thou vomit it up. Proverbs 27:7 A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb: and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet. Songs 4:11 Thy lips, my spouse, are as a dropping honeycomb, honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments, as the smell of frankincense. Songs 5:1 Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat the fruit of his apple trees. I am come into my garden, O my sister, my spouse, I have gathered my myrrh, with my aromatical spices: I have eaten the honeycomb with my honey, I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends, and drink, and be inebriated, my dearly beloved. Lexicon Eatאֱכָל־ (’ĕ·ḵāl-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat honey, דְבַ֣שׁ (ḏə·ḇaš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1706: Honey, syrup my son, בְּנִ֣י (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son for כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction it is good, ט֑וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good and the honeycomb וְנֹ֥פֶת (wə·nō·p̄eṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5317: Flowing honey, honey from the comb is sweet מָ֝ת֗וֹק (mā·ṯō·wq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4966: Sweet, sweetness to your עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against taste. חִכֶּֽךָ׃ (ḥik·ke·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2441: Palate, roof of the mouth, gums Additional Translations Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.My son, eat you honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to your taste: My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste: My son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, that thy throat may be sweetened. Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste: My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honey-comb, which is sweet to thy taste: My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste: Eat my son, honey that is good, And the honeycomb -- sweet to 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 TasteExternal Links Proverbs 24:13 NIVProverbs 24:13 NLT Proverbs 24:13 ESV Proverbs 24:13 NASB Proverbs 24:13 ASV Proverbs 24:13 Bible Apps Proverbs 24:13 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 24:13 Chinese Bible Proverbs 24:13 French Bible Proverbs 24:13 German Bible Alphabetical: comb Eat for from good honey is it my son sweet taste the to Yes your OT Poetry: Proverbs 24:13 My son eat honey for it (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |