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 my eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.

Song of Solomon 5:1

I have come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh, with my spice; I have eaten my honey-comb with my honey; I have drank my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yes, drink abundantly, O beloved.

Luke 24:42

And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and a honey-comb.

Exodus 16:31

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

Leviticus 2:11

No meat-offering which ye shall bring to the LORD shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.

Proverbs 25:16

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

Song of Solomon 4:11

Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honey-comb; 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, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;

Psalm 81:16

He would have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock I should have satisfied thee.

Proverbs 24:13

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honey-comb, which is sweet to thy taste:

Exodus 3:8

And I am come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of that land, to a good land, and a large, to a land flowing with milk and honey; to the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Deuteronomy 8:8

A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig-trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive-oil, and honey;

Judges 14:8

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

Isaiah 7:15

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

Matthew 3:4

And the same John 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 camels hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he ate 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 into a kingdom.

Psalm 19:10

More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honey-comb.

Psalm 119:103

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

Genesis 43:11

And their father Israel said to them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry to the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, 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 a honey-comb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.

Proverbs 27:7

The full soul lotheth a honey-comb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Ezekiel 27:17

Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market in wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.

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Exodus 16:31

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

Commerce » Articles of » Honey

Ezekiel 27:17

Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market in wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.

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Song of Songs 5:1

I have come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh, with my spice; I have eaten my honey-comb with my honey; I have drank my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yes, drink abundantly, O beloved.

Isaiah 7:15

Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know 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 merchants: they traded in thy market in 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 brought in abundance the first-fruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things they brought in abundantly.

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Genesis 43:11

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

Judges 14:8

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

Food » Articles of » Honey

Song of Songs 5:1

I have come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh, with my spice; I have eaten my honey-comb with my honey; I have drank my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yes, drink abundantly, O beloved.

Isaiah 7:15

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

Honey » Abounded in » Canaan

Exodus 3:8

And I am come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of that land, to a good land, and a large, to a land flowing with milk and honey; to the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Deuteronomy 8:8

A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig-trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive-oil, and honey;

Leviticus 20:24

But I have said to you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, who have separated you from other people.

Honey » Plentiful in palestine

Exodus 3:8

And I am come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of that land, to a good land, and a large, to a land flowing with milk and honey; to the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Deuteronomy 8:8

A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig-trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive-oil, and honey;

Leviticus 20:24

But I have said to you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, who have separated you from other people.

Ezekiel 20:6

In the day that I lifted up my hand to them, to bring them forth from the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied 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 they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground. And when the people had come into the wood, 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 my eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted 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 spouse: I have gathered my myrrh, with my spice; I have eaten my honey-comb with my honey; I have drank my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yes, drink abundantly, O beloved.

Luke 24:42

And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and a honey-comb.

Honey » Found in » Rocks

Psalm 81:16

He would have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock I should have satisfied thee.

Deuteronomy 32:13

He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; 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, because it is good; and the honey-comb, which is 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 with it, and vomit it.

Honey » Was eaten » Mixed with flour

Exodus 16:31

And the house of Israel called its name 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 into a kingdom.

Honey » Often sent as a present

Genesis 43:11

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

1 Kings 14:3

And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, 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 to my taste! yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Psalm 19:10

More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honey-comb.

Honey » God the giver of

Psalm 81:16

He would have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock I should have satisfied thee.

Ezekiel 16:19

My provisions also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, with which I fed thee, thou hast even set before them for a sweet savor: and thus it was, saith the Lord GOD.

Honey » Was eaten » With butter

Isaiah 7:15

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

Isaiah 7:22

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

Honey » Was eaten » With locusts

Matthew 3:4

And the same John 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 camels hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he ate locusts and wild honey;

Honey » Illustrative of » Holy speech of saints

Song of Songs 4:11

Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honey-comb; 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 spouse, drop as the honey-comb; 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 have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock I should have satisfied thee.

Deuteronomy 32:13

He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; 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, because it is good; and the honey-comb, which is sweet to thy taste: So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

Honey » Found in » Woods

1 Samuel 14:25-26

And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground. And when the people had come into the wood, 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 brought in abundance the first-fruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things they brought in abundantly.

Honey » Illustrative of » Pleasant words

Honey » Not to be offered with any sacrifice

Leviticus 2:11

No meat-offering which ye shall bring to the LORD shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.

Honey » Esteemed a wholesome food

Proverbs 24:13

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honey-comb, which is 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 corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive-oil and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not to Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us.

Honey » Abounded in » Egypt

Numbers 16:13

Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?

Honey » Loathed by those who are full

Proverbs 27:7

The full soul lotheth a honey-comb; 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 merchants: they traded in thy market in 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 as a honey-comb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

Honey » Gathered and prepared by bees

Judges 14:18

And the men of the city said to 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 to 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 to 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 to 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 time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcass of the lion.

Honey » Found upon the ground

1 Samuel 14:25

And all they of the land came to a wood; 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 corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive-oil and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not to Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us.

Honey » Sent as a present by jacob to egypt

Genesis 43:11

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

Honey » Samson's riddle concerning

Judges 14:14

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

Honey » Not to be offered with sacrifices

Leviticus 2:11

No meat-offering which ye shall bring to the LORD shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.

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Genesis 43:11

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

Judges 14:8

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

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Exodus 3:8

And I am come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of that land, to a good land, and a large, to a land flowing with milk and honey; to the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

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