26 Bible Verses about Honey

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1 Samuel 14:29

Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.

Song of Solomon 5:1

I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

Exodus 16:31

And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

Leviticus 2:11

No meal-offering, which ye shall offer unto Jehovah, shall be made with leaven; for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.

Proverbs 25:16

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Song of Solomon 4:11

Thy lips, O my bride, drop as the honeycomb: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

Deuteronomy 32:13

He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he did eat the increase of the field; And he made him to suck honey out of the rock, And oil out of the flinty rock;

Psalm 81:16

He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.

Proverbs 24:13

My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

Exodus 3:8

and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto 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 wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey;

Judges 14:8

And after a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.

Isaiah 7:15

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

Matthew 3:4

Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Mark 1:6

And John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.

Ezekiel 16:13

Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil; and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper unto royal estate.

Psalm 19:10

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.

Psalm 119:103

How sweet are thy words unto my taste! Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Genesis 43:11

And their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;

1 Samuel 14:27

But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.

Proverbs 27:7

The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Ezekiel 27:17

Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy traffickers: they traded for thy merchandise wheat of Minnith, and pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.

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Exodus 16:31

And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

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Ezekiel 27:17

Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy traffickers: they traded for thy merchandise wheat of Minnith, and pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.

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Song of Songs 5:1

I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

Isaiah 7:15

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

Exports » Merchandise » From palestine » Honey

Ezekiel 27:17

Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy traffickers: they traded for thy merchandise wheat of Minnith, and pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.

First fruits » Different kinds of » Honey

2 Chronicles 31:5

And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel gave in abundance the first-fruits of grain, new wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.

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Genesis 43:11

And their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;

Judges 14:8

And after a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.

Food » Articles of » Honey

Song of Songs 5:1

I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

Isaiah 7:15

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

Honey » Abounded in » Canaan

Exodus 3:8

and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto 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 wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey;

Leviticus 20:24

But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey: I am Jehovah your God, who hath separated you from the peoples.

Honey » Plentiful in palestine

Exodus 3:8

and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto 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 wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey;

Leviticus 20:24

But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey: I am Jehovah your God, who hath separated you from the peoples.

Ezekiel 20:6

in that day I sware unto them, to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands.

Honey » Was eaten » Plain

1 Samuel 14:25-26

And all the people came into the forest; and there was honey upon the ground. And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

1 Samuel 14:29

Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.

Honey » Was eaten » With the comb

Song of Songs 5:1

I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

Honey » Found in » Rocks

Psalm 81:16

He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.

Deuteronomy 32:13

He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he did eat the increase of the field; And he made him to suck honey out of the rock, And oil out of the flinty rock;

Honey » In the honeycomb sweetest and most valuable

Proverbs 24:13

My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

Honey » Moderation needful in the use of

Proverbs 25:16

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Honey » Was eaten » Mixed with flour

Exodus 16:31

And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

Ezekiel 16:13

Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil; and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper unto royal estate.

Honey » Often sent as a present

Genesis 43:11

And their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;

1 Kings 14:3

And take with thee ten loaves, and cakes, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he will tell thee what shall become of the child.

Honey » Illustrative of » The word of God

Psalm 119:103

How sweet are thy words unto my taste! Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Psalm 19:10

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.

Honey » God the giver of

Psalm 81:16

He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.

Ezekiel 16:19

My bread also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou didst even set it before them for a sweet savor; and thus it was, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Honey » Was eaten » With butter

Isaiah 7:15

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

Isaiah 7:22

and it shall come to pass, that because of the abundance of milk which they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the midst of the land.

Honey » Was eaten » With locusts

Matthew 3:4

Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Mark 1:6

And John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.

Honey » Illustrative of » Holy speech of saints

Song of Songs 4:11

Thy lips, O my bride, drop as the honeycomb: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

Honey » Was eaten » With milk

Song of Songs 4:11

Thy lips, O my bride, drop as the honeycomb: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

Honey » Found in rocks

Psalm 81:16

He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.

Deuteronomy 32:13

He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he did eat the increase of the field; And he made him to suck honey out of the rock, And oil out of the flinty rock;

Honey » Illustrative of » Wisdom

Proverbs 24:13-14

My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste: So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.

Honey » Found in » Woods

1 Samuel 14:25-26

And all the people came into the forest; and there was honey upon the ground. And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

Honey » First fruits of, offered to God

2 Chronicles 31:5

And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel gave in abundance the first-fruits of grain, new wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.

Honey » Illustrative of » Pleasant words

Honey » Not to be offered with any sacrifice

Leviticus 2:11

No meal-offering, which ye shall offer unto Jehovah, shall be made with leaven; for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.

Honey » Esteemed a wholesome food

Proverbs 24:13

My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

Honey » Abounded in » Assyria

2 Kings 18:32

Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive-trees and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, Jehovah will deliver us.

Honey » Abounded in » Egypt

Numbers 16:13

is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but thou must needs make thyself also a prince over us?

Honey » Loathed by those who are full

Proverbs 27:7

The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Honey » Exported from canaan

Ezekiel 27:17

Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy traffickers: they traded for thy merchandise wheat of Minnith, and pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.

Honey » Illustrative of » Lips of a strange woman

Proverbs 5:3

For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:

Honey » Gathered and prepared by bees

Judges 14:18

And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.

Honey » Sweetness of

Judges 14:18

And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.

Honey » Found in » Carcases of dead animals

Judges 14:8

And after a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.

Honey » Found upon the ground

1 Samuel 14:25

And all the people came into the forest; and there was honey upon the ground.

Honey » Abundant in assyria

2 Kings 18:32

Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive-trees and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, Jehovah will deliver us.

Honey » Sent as a present by jacob to egypt

Genesis 43:11

And their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;

Honey » Samson's riddle concerning

Judges 14:14

And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth food, And out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days declare the riddle.

Honey » Not to be offered with sacrifices

Leviticus 2:11

No meal-offering, which ye shall offer unto Jehovah, shall be made with leaven; for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.

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Genesis 43:11

And their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;

Judges 14:8

And after a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.

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Exodus 3:8

and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

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