Proverbs 24:13
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 24
“My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:”Proverbs 24:13
What Does Proverbs 24:13 Mean?
Proverbs 24:13 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 24, verse 13 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 24:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 16:24“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”Psalms 119:103“How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!”Isaiah 7:15“Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.”Song of Solomon 5:1“I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: 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.”Proverbs 25:16“Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.”Leviticus 2:11“No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto 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 2:10“When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;”Nehemiah 8:12“And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.”Psalms 19:10“More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.”Proverbs 22:18“For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.”Song of Solomon 4:11“Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.”Matthew 3:4“And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.”Proverbs 25:27“It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.”
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