Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:
New American Standard Bible
Yes, the
King James Version
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
Holman Bible
and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate;
International Standard Version
My son, eat honey, because it's good for you; indeed, drippings from the honeycomb are sweet to your taste;
A Conservative Version
My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, and the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste,
American Standard Version
My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:
Amplified
My son, eat honey, because it is good,
And the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
Darby Translation
Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:
Julia Smith Translation
My son, eat honey, for it is good; and the dropping of honey being sweet to thy palate.
King James 2000
My son, eat honey because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to your taste:
Lexham Expanded Bible
My child, eat honey, for [it is] good, and the dripping of the honeycomb [is] sweet to your taste.
Modern King James verseion
My son, eat honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My son, thou eatest honey and the sweet honeycomb, because it is good and sweet in thy mouth.
NET Bible
Eat honey, my child, for it is good, and honey from the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
New Heart English Bible
My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:
The Emphasized Bible
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good, - and droppings from the comb because they are sweet to thy palate:
Webster
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honey-comb, which is sweet to thy taste:
World English Bible
My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:
Youngs Literal Translation
Eat my son, honey that is good, And the honeycomb -- sweet to thy palate.
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 24:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Learning From Your Father
12 If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work? 13 My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste: 14 So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
Cross References
Song of Songs 5:1
I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; to take my myrrh with my spice; my wax with my honey; my wine with my milk. Take meat, O friends; take wine, yes, be overcome with love.
Proverbs 25:16
If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.
Isaiah 7:15
Butter and honey will be his food, when he is old enough to make a decision between evil and good.
Psalm 19:10
More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.
Psalm 119:103
How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!
Proverbs 25:27
It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
Song of Songs 4:11
Your lips are dropping honey; honey and milk are under your tongue; and the smell of your clothing is like the smell of Lebanon.
Matthew 3:4
Now John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.