Parallel Verses

NET Bible

He will eat sour milk and honey, which will help him know how to reject evil and choose what is right.

New American Standard Bible

He will eat curds and honey at the time He knows enough to refuse evil and choose good.

King James Version

Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

Holman Bible

By the time he learns to reject what is bad and choose what is good, he will be eating butter and honey.

International Standard Version

He'll eat cheese and honey, when he knows enough to reject what's wrong and choose what's right.

A Conservative Version

Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knows to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

American Standard Version

Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

Amplified

He will eat curds and honey when he knows enough to refuse evil and choose good.

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.

Julia Smith Translation

Curdled milk and honey he shall eat, for his knowing to reject in evil, and to choose in good.

King James 2000

Curds and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He shall eat curds and honey until he knows to reject the evil and to choose the good.

Modern King James verseion

Butter and honey he shall eat until he knows to refuse the evil and choose the good.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He shall eat butter and honey, that he may have understanding to refuse the evil and to choose the good.

New Heart English Bible

He shall eat butter and honey when he knows to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

The Emphasized Bible

Curds and honey, shall he eat, by the time that he knoweth to refuse the bad and choose the good;

Webster

Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

World English Bible

He shall eat butter and honey when he knows to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

Youngs Literal Translation

Butter and honey he doth eat, When he knoweth to refuse evil, and to fix on good.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חמה חמאה 
Chem'ah 
Usage: 10

and honey
דּבשׁ 
D@bash 
Usage: 54

shall he eat
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

to refuse
מאס 
Ma'ac 
Usage: 76

and choose
בּחר 
Bachar 
Usage: 169

References

Context Readings

The Immanuel Prophecy

14 For this reason the sovereign master himself will give you a confirming sign. Look, this young woman is about to conceive and will give birth to a son. You, young woman, will name him Immanuel. 15 He will eat sour milk and honey, which will help him know how to reject evil and choose what is right. 16 Here is why this will be so: Before the child knows how to reject evil and choose what is right, the land whose two kings you fear will be desolate.

Cross References

Isaiah 7:22

From the abundance of milk they produce, he will have sour milk for his meals. Indeed, everyone left in the heart of the land will eat sour milk and honey.

Psalm 51:5

Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.

Amos 5:15

Hate what is wrong, love what is right! Promote justice at the city gate! Maybe the Lord, the God who commands armies, will have mercy on those who are left from Joseph.

Matthew 3:4

Now John wore clothing made from camel's hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey.

Luke 1:35

The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.

Luke 2:40

And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.

Luke 2:52

And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and with people.

Romans 12:9

Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good.

Philippians 1:9-10

And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight

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