4 occurrences

'Honey' in the Bible

John had clothing made of camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist. His diet consisted of grasshoppers and wild honey.

Verse ConceptsLeatherClothingBeltsAsceticism, People PracticingHairsInsectsJohn The BaptistLocustsWaistsHoneyHairclothHair GarmentsChristmas Tree

Now John was dressed in camel's hair with a leather belt around his waist. He ate grasshoppers and wild honey.

Verse ConceptsLeatherClothingBeltsAsceticism, People PracticingHairsInsectsJohn The BaptistLocustsWaistsHoneyHair Garments

So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the small scroll. "Take it and eat it," he told me. "It will turn bitter in your stomach, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth."

Verse ConceptsEating, Metaphorical UseBitter FoodSweetnessBitterness

So I took the small scroll from the angel's hand and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, it turned bitter in my stomach.

Verse ConceptsBitter FoodSweetnessSlaves Of GodVoice Of The Archangel

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