Judges 14:9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

He scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had scooped the honey from the lion’s carcass.

Cross References

Proverbs 25:15

A ruler can be persuaded through patience, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

Judges 14:8

After some time, when he returned to marry her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and there was a swarm of bees with honey in the carcass.

Judges 14:10

His father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as young men were accustomed to do.

1 Samuel 10:16

Saul told him, ‘He assured us the donkeys had been found.’ However, Saul did not tell him what Samuel had said about the matter of kingship.

1 Samuel 14:1

That same day Saul’s son Jonathan said to the attendant who carried his weapons, ‘Come on, let’s cross over to the Philistine garrison on the other side.’ However, he did not tell his father.

Proverbs 24:13

Eat honey,  my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate;