Proverbs 24:13

God's Word

Eat honey, my son, because it is good. Honey that flows from the honeycomb tastes sweet.

Cross References

Psalm 119:103

How sweet the taste of your promise is! It tastes sweeter than honey.

Psalm 19:10

They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even the drippings from a honeycomb.

Proverbs 16:24

Pleasant words are ⌞like⌟ honey from a honeycomb— sweet to the spirit and healthy for the body.

Proverbs 25:16

When you find honey, eat only as much as you need. Otherwise, you will have too much and vomit.

Proverbs 25:27

Eating too much honey is not good, and searching for honor is not honorable.

Proverbs 27:7

One who is full despises honey, but to one who is hungry, even bitter food tastes sweet.

Song of Solomon 4:11

Your lips drip honey, my bride. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The fragrance of your clothing is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

Song of Solomon 5:1

My bride, my sister, I will come to my garden. I will gather my myrrh with my spice. I will eat my honeycomb with my honey. I will drink my wine with my milk. Eat, my friends! Drink and become intoxicated with expressions of love!

Isaiah 7:15

He will eat cheese and honey until he knows how to reject evil and choose good.

Matthew 3:4

John wore clothes made from camel’s hair and had a leather belt around his waist. His diet consisted of locusts and wild honey.

Judges 14:9

He scraped ⌞the honey⌟ into his hands and ate it as he walked along. When he came to his father and mother, he gave them some of the honey to eat. He didn’t tell them he had scraped it out of the lion’s dead body.

1 Samuel 14:27

Jonathan hadn’t heard that his father forced the troops to take an oath. So he stretched out the tip of the staff he had in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb. When he put it to his mouth, his eyes lit up.