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


In Context

10 If thou faintest in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

11 If thou forbearest to deliver them that are drawn to death, and those that are ready to be slain;

12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and will not he render to every man according to his works?

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

14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 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: