15Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.


In Context

12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.

13 And he said, Hear you now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will you weary my God also?

14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that you abhor shall be forsaken of both her kings.

17 The LORD shall bring on you, and on your people, and on your father's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.

Isaiah 7:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:15Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:15He will eat curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:15He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:15Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:15Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:15Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:15Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:15He shall eat butter and honey when he knows to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:15Butter and honey he doth eat, When he knoweth to refuse evil, and to fix on good.