Judges 14:9

New Century Version

Samson got some of the honey with his hands and walked along eating it. When he came to his parents, he gave some to them. They ate it, too, but Samson did not tell them he had taken the honey from the body of the dead lion.

Cross References

Proverbs 24:13

My child, eat honey because it is good. Honey from the honeycomb tastes sweet.

Proverbs 25:15

With patience you can convince a ruler, and a gentle word can get through to the hard-headed.

Judges 14:10

Samson’s father went down to see the Philistine woman. And Samson gave a feast, as was the custom for the bridegroom.

Judges 14:8

Several days later Samson went back to marry her. On his way he went over to look at the body of the dead lion and found a swarm of bees and honey in it.

1 Samuel 10:16

Saul answered, “He told us the donkeys had already been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about his becoming king.

1 Samuel 14:1

One day Jonathan, Saul’s son, said to the officer who carried his armor, “Come, let’s go over to the Philistine camp on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.