My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:
Eat my son, honey that is good, And the honeycomb--sweet to thy palate.
Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:
Proverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
Voices3
Eat, my son, honey, for it is good, etc. It is very clear why he compares the doctrine of wisdom to honey and the honeycomb, because certainly, as the former surpasses foods, so the latter surpasses other teachings in sweetness. But there is a difference …
Bede· Commentary on Proverbs, 735patristic
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
Honey entered largely into the diet of Hebrew children Isa 7:15, so that it was as natural an emblem for the purest and simplest wisdom, as the sincere milk of the word was to the New Testament writers. The learner hears what seems to be a rule of diet - then Pro 24:14 the parable is explained.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Matthew 3:4John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
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“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces.
Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
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Song of Solomon 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.…
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My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.
Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.
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Isaiah 7:15By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.
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and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.
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Proverbs 25:16If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
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It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
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Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.
I 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.
If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
No grain offering that you present to the LORD may be made with leaven, for you are not to burn any leaven or honey as an offering made by fire to the LORD.
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
Your 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.
John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
Then all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.
for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
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