Judges 14:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁴ He said to them, “Out of the eater came something to eat. Out of the strong came something sweet.” But for three days they could not explain the riddle.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, And out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ And he said to them, Out of the eater came forth food, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not solve the riddle in three days.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth food, And out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days declare the riddle.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ He said to them, “Out of the eater there came something to eat. Out of the strong there came something sweet.” For three days they couldn’t tell the answer to the riddle.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ And he said to them, "Food went forth from that which eats, and sweetness went forth from that which is strong." And they were unable to solve the proposition for three days.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁴ And he said to them: Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.

Judges 14:14 Cross References

Genesis 3:15

I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.”

1 Kings 17:6

The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the wadi.

2 Chronicles 20:2

Messengers came and told Jehoshaphat, “A great multitude is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the sea; already they are at Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).

2 Chronicles 20:25

When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil from them, they found livestock in great numbers, goods, clothing, and precious things, which they took for themselves until they could carry no more. They spent three days taking the spoil because of its abundance.

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is too high for fools; in the gate they do not open their mouths.

Matthew 13:11

He answered, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

Acts 8:31

He replied, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him.

Romans 8:37

No, in all these things we are more than victorious through him who loved us.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our slight, momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure,

1 Peter 2:24

He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that, having died to sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.

Judges 14:13

But if you cannot explain it to me, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty festal garments.” So they said to him, “Ask your riddle; let us hear it.”

Judges 14:15

On the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Coax your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s house with fire. Have you invited us here to impoverish us?”