Proverbs 24:13

In 11 translations

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:to…: Heb. upon thy palate

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

My son, eat honey that [is] good, || And the honeycomb [is] sweet to your palate.

YLT

Eat my son, honey that [is] good, And the honeycomb — sweet to thy palate.

DBY

Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:

DRC

Fat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat:

GNV

My sonne, eate hony, for it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth.

JPS

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

LXXE

My son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, that thy throat may be sweetened.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

אֱכָל־בְּנִ֣י דְבַ֣שׁ כִּי־ט֑וֹב וְנֹ֥פֶת מָ֝ת֗וֹק עַל־חִכֶּֽךָ׃

LXX-Br

Φάγε μέλι υἱὲ, ἀγαθὸν γὰρ κηρίον, ἵνα γλυκανθῇ σου ὁ φάρυγξ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Isaiah 7:15By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.
• Song of Songs 5:1I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; 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, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
• Proverbs 25:16If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
• Psalms 119:103How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
• Song of Songs 4:11Your 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.
• Matthew 3:4John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
• Psalms 19:10They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
• Proverbs 25:27It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.

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