26 Bible Verses about Honey

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1 Samuel 14:29

Then Jonathan said, My father has made trouble come on the land: now see how bright my eyes have become because I have taken a little of this honey.

Song of Solomon 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.

Exodus 16:31

And this bread was named manna by Israel: it was white, like a grain seed, and its taste was like cakes made with honey.

Leviticus 2:11

No meal offering which you give to the Lord is to be made with leaven; no leaven or honey is to be burned as an offering made by fire to the Lord.

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.

Song of Solomon 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.

Deuteronomy 32:13

He put him on the high places of the earth, his food was the increase of the field; honey he gave him out of the rock and oil out of the hard rock;

Psalm 81:16

I would give them the best grain for food; you would be full of honey from the rock.

Proverbs 24:13

My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:

Exodus 3:8

And I have come down to take them out of the hands of the Egyptians, guiding them out of that land into a good land and wide, into a land flowing with milk and honey; into the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite.

Deuteronomy 8:8

A land of grain and vines and fig-trees and fair fruits; a land of oil-giving olive-trees and honey;

Judges 14:8

Then after a time he went back to take her; and turning from the road to see the dead body of the lion, he saw a mass of bees in the body of the lion, and honey there.

Isaiah 7:15

Butter and honey will be his food, when he is old enough to make a decision between evil and good.

Matthew 3:4

Now John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.

Mark 1:6

And John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.

Ezekiel 16:13

So you were made beautiful with gold and silver; and your clothing was of the best linen and silk and needlework; your food was the best meal and honey and oil: and you were very beautiful.

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!

Genesis 43:11

Then their father Israel said to them, If it has to be so, then do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels to give the man, perfumes and honey and spices and nuts:

1 Samuel 14:27

But Jonathan, having no knowledge of the oath his father had put on the people, stretching out the rod which was in his hand, put the end of it in the honey, and put it to his mouth; then his eyes were made bright.

Proverbs 27:7

The full man has no use for honey, but to the man in need of food every bitter thing is sweet.

Ezekiel 27:17

Judah and the land of Israel were your traders; they gave grain of Minnith and sweet cakes and honey and oil and perfume for your goods.

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Bread » How prepared » Honey

Exodus 16:31

And this bread was named manna by Israel: it was white, like a grain seed, and its taste was like cakes made with honey.

Commerce » Articles of » Honey

Ezekiel 27:17

Judah and the land of Israel were your traders; they gave grain of Minnith and sweet cakes and honey and oil and perfume for your goods.

the Diet of the jews » Articles used for » Honey

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.

Isaiah 7:15

Butter and honey will be his food, when he is old enough to make a decision between evil and good.

Exports » Merchandise » From palestine » Honey

Ezekiel 27:17

Judah and the land of Israel were your traders; they gave grain of Minnith and sweet cakes and honey and oil and perfume for your goods.

First fruits » Different kinds of » Honey

2 Chronicles 31:5

And when the order was made public, straight away the children of Israel gave, in great amounts, the first-fruits of their grain and wine and oil and honey, and of the produce of their fields; and they took in a tenth part of everything, a great store.

Food » List of articles » Honey

Genesis 43:11

Then their father Israel said to them, If it has to be so, then do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels to give the man, perfumes and honey and spices and nuts:

Judges 14:8

Then after a time he went back to take her; and turning from the road to see the dead body of the lion, he saw a mass of bees in the body of the lion, and honey there.

Food » Articles of » Honey

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.

Isaiah 7:15

Butter and honey will be his food, when he is old enough to make a decision between evil and good.

Honey » Abounded in » Canaan

Exodus 3:8

And I have come down to take them out of the hands of the Egyptians, guiding them out of that land into a good land and wide, into a land flowing with milk and honey; into the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite.

Deuteronomy 8:8

A land of grain and vines and fig-trees and fair fruits; a land of oil-giving olive-trees and honey;

Leviticus 20:24

But I have said to you, You will take their land and I will give it to you for your heritage, a land flowing with milk and honey: I am the Lord your God who have made you separate from all other peoples.

Honey » Plentiful in palestine

Exodus 3:8

And I have come down to take them out of the hands of the Egyptians, guiding them out of that land into a good land and wide, into a land flowing with milk and honey; into the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite.

Deuteronomy 8:8

A land of grain and vines and fig-trees and fair fruits; a land of oil-giving olive-trees and honey;

Leviticus 20:24

But I have said to you, You will take their land and I will give it to you for your heritage, a land flowing with milk and honey: I am the Lord your God who have made you separate from all other peoples.

Ezekiel 20:6

In that day I gave my oath to take them out of the land of Egypt into a land which I had been searching out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands:

Honey » Was eaten » Plain

1 Samuel 14:25-26

And there was honey on the face of the field, and all the people came to the honey, the bees having gone from it; But not a man put his hand to his mouth for fear of the curse.

1 Samuel 14:29

Then Jonathan said, My father has made trouble come on the land: now see how bright my eyes have become because I have taken a little of this honey.

Honey » Was eaten » With the comb

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.

Honey » Found in » Rocks

Psalm 81:16

I would give them the best grain for food; you would be full of honey from the rock.

Deuteronomy 32:13

He put him on the high places of the earth, his food was the increase of the field; honey he gave him out of the rock and oil out of the hard rock;

Honey » In the honeycomb sweetest and most valuable

Proverbs 24:13

My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:

Honey » Moderation needful in the use of

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.

Honey » Was eaten » Mixed with flour

Exodus 16:31

And this bread was named manna by Israel: it was white, like a grain seed, and its taste was like cakes made with honey.

Ezekiel 16:13

So you were made beautiful with gold and silver; and your clothing was of the best linen and silk and needlework; your food was the best meal and honey and oil: and you were very beautiful.

Honey » Often sent as a present

Genesis 43:11

Then their father Israel said to them, If it has to be so, then do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels to give the man, perfumes and honey and spices and nuts:

1 Kings 14:3

And take with you ten cakes of bread and dry cakes and a pot of honey, and go to him: he will give you word of what is to become of the child.

Honey » Illustrative of » The word of God

Psalm 119:103

How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!

Psalm 19:10

More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.

Honey » God the giver of

Psalm 81:16

I would give them the best grain for food; you would be full of honey from the rock.

Ezekiel 16:19

And my bread which I gave you, the best meal and oil and honey which I gave you for your food, you put it before them for a sweet smell, says the Lord.

Honey » Was eaten » With butter

Isaiah 7:15

Butter and honey will be his food, when he is old enough to make a decision between evil and good.

Isaiah 7:22

And they will give so much milk that he will be able to have butter for his food: for butter and honey will be the food of all who are still living in the land.

Honey » Was eaten » With locusts

Matthew 3:4

Now John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.

Mark 1:6

And John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.

Honey » Illustrative of » Holy speech of saints

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.

Honey » Was eaten » With milk

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.

Honey » Found in rocks

Psalm 81:16

I would give them the best grain for food; you would be full of honey from the rock.

Deuteronomy 32:13

He put him on the high places of the earth, his food was the increase of the field; honey he gave him out of the rock and oil out of the hard rock;

Honey » Illustrative of » Wisdom

Proverbs 24:13-14

My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste: So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

Honey » Found in » Woods

1 Samuel 14:25-26

And there was honey on the face of the field, and all the people came to the honey, the bees having gone from it; But not a man put his hand to his mouth for fear of the curse.

Honey » First fruits of, offered to God

2 Chronicles 31:5

And when the order was made public, straight away the children of Israel gave, in great amounts, the first-fruits of their grain and wine and oil and honey, and of the produce of their fields; and they took in a tenth part of everything, a great store.

Honey » Illustrative of » Pleasant words

Honey » Not to be offered with any sacrifice

Leviticus 2:11

No meal offering which you give to the Lord is to be made with leaven; no leaven or honey is to be burned as an offering made by fire to the Lord.

Honey » Esteemed a wholesome food

Proverbs 24:13

My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:

Honey » Abounded in » Assyria

2 Kings 18:32

Till I come and take you away to a land like yours, a land of grain and wine, a land of bread and vine-gardens, a land of oil-giving olives and of honey, so that life and not death may be your fate. Give no attention to Hezekiah when he says to you, The Lord will keep us safe.

Honey » Abounded in » Egypt

Numbers 16:13

Is it not enough that you have taken us from a land flowing with milk and honey, to put us to death in the waste land, but now you are desiring to make yourself a chief over us?

Honey » Loathed by those who are full

Proverbs 27:7

The full man has no use for honey, but to the man in need of food every bitter thing is sweet.

Honey » Exported from canaan

Ezekiel 27:17

Judah and the land of Israel were your traders; they gave grain of Minnith and sweet cakes and honey and oil and perfume for your goods.

Honey » Illustrative of » Lips of a strange woman

Proverbs 5:3

For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;

Honey » Gathered and prepared by bees

Judges 14:18

Then on the seventh day, before he went into the bride's room, the men of the town said to him, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said to them, If you had not been ploughing with my cow you would not have got the answer to my question.

Honey » Sweetness of

Judges 14:18

Then on the seventh day, before he went into the bride's room, the men of the town said to him, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said to them, If you had not been ploughing with my cow you would not have got the answer to my question.

Honey » Found in » Carcases of dead animals

Judges 14:8

Then after a time he went back to take her; and turning from the road to see the dead body of the lion, he saw a mass of bees in the body of the lion, and honey there.

Honey » Found upon the ground

1 Samuel 14:25

And there was honey on the face of the field, and all the people came to the honey, the bees having gone from it;

Honey » Abundant in assyria

2 Kings 18:32

Till I come and take you away to a land like yours, a land of grain and wine, a land of bread and vine-gardens, a land of oil-giving olives and of honey, so that life and not death may be your fate. Give no attention to Hezekiah when he says to you, The Lord will keep us safe.

Honey » Sent as a present by jacob to egypt

Genesis 43:11

Then their father Israel said to them, If it has to be so, then do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels to give the man, perfumes and honey and spices and nuts:

Honey » Samson's riddle concerning

Judges 14:14

And he said, Out of the taker of food came food, and out of the strong came the sweet. And at the end of three days they were still not able to give the answer.

Honey » Not to be offered with sacrifices

Leviticus 2:11

No meal offering which you give to the Lord is to be made with leaven; no leaven or honey is to be burned as an offering made by fire to the Lord.

Victuals » List of articles » Honey

Genesis 43:11

Then their father Israel said to them, If it has to be so, then do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels to give the man, perfumes and honey and spices and nuts:

Judges 14:8

Then after a time he went back to take her; and turning from the road to see the dead body of the lion, he saw a mass of bees in the body of the lion, and honey there.

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Exodus 3:8

And I have come down to take them out of the hands of the Egyptians, guiding them out of that land into a good land and wide, into a land flowing with milk and honey; into the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite.

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