Revelation 10:10

New Century Version

So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. In my mouth it tasted sweet as honey, but after I ate it, it was sour in my stomach.

Cross References

Psalm 104:34

May my thoughts please him; I am happy in the Lord.

Psalm 119:103

Your promises are sweet to me, sweeter than honey in my mouth!

Psalm 19:10

They are worth more than gold, even the purest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even the finest honey.

Proverbs 16:24

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, making people happy and healthy.

Ezekiel 2:10

He opened the scroll in front of me. Funeral songs, sad writings, and words about troubles were written on the front and back.

Ezekiel 3:14

So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I was unhappy and angry, and I felt the great power of the Lord.

Ezekiel 3:3

He said to me, “Human, eat this scroll which I am giving you, and fill your stomach with it.” Then I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.

Revelation 10:11

Then I was told, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings.”

Revelation 10:9

So I went to the angel and told him to give me the small scroll. And he said to me, “Take the scroll and eat it. It will be sour in your stomach, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.”