13My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:


In Context

10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small.

11 Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.

12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this; Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?

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

14 So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.

15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

Proverbs 24:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:13My son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good; and the honeycomb, [which is] sweet to thy taste:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:13Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:13Fat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:13Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:13My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honey-comb, which is sweet to thy taste:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:13My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:13Eat my son, honey that is good, And the honeycomb — sweet to thy palate.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:13My son, eat you honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to your taste: