Proverbs 24:13

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Honey is good for you, my children, and it tastes sweet.

Cross References

Psalm 119:103

Your teachings are sweeter than honey.

Psalm 19:10

They are worth more than the finest gold and are sweeter than honey from a honeycomb.

Proverbs 16:24

Kind words are like honey— they cheer you up and make you feel strong.

Proverbs 25:16

Eating too much honey can make you sick.

Proverbs 25:27

Don't eat too much honey or always want praise.

Proverbs 27:7

If you have had enough to eat, honey doesn't taste good, but if you are really hungry, you will eat anything.

Song of Solomon 4:11

Your lips are a honeycomb; milk and honey flow from your tongue. Your dress has the aroma of cedar trees from Lebanon.

Song of Solomon 5:1

My bride, my very own, I come to my garden and enjoy its spices. I eat my honeycomb and honey; I drink my wine and milk. Eat and drink until you are drunk with love.

Isaiah 7:15

Even before the boy is old enough to know how to choose between right and wrong, he will eat yoghurt and honey, and the countries of the two kings you fear will be destroyed.

Matthew 3:4

John wore clothes made of camel's hair. He had a leather strap around his waist and ate grasshoppers and wild honey.

Judges 14:9

He scooped up the honey in his hands and ate some of it as he walked along. When he got back to his parents, he gave them some of the honey, and they ate it too. But he didn't tell them he had found the honey in the skeleton of a lion.

1 Samuel 14:27

Jonathan did not know about Saul's warning to the soldiers. So he dipped the end of his walking stick in the honey and ate some with his fingers. He felt stronger and more alert.