Proverbs 24:13
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: | Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. | My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste: |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eat | אֱכָל־ | 'e-khol- | H0398 | to eatאָכַל (a.khal) 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399) |
| O son my | בְּנִ֣י | be-NI | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| honey | דְבַ֣שׁ | de-VASH | H1706 | honeyדְּבַשׁ (de.vash) honey |
| for | כִּי־ | ki- | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| [it is] good | ט֑וֹב | Tov | H2896A | fineטָב (tav) good Aramaic of tov (טוֹב "pleasant" H2896A) |
| and honey from [the] comb | וְנֹ֥פֶת | ve-NO-fet | H5317 | honeyנֹ֫פֶת (no.phet) flowing honey, honey from the comb, a dropping down, honey, honeycomb |
| [is] sweet | מָ֝ת֗וֹק | ma-TOK | H4966 | sweetמָתוֹק (ma.toq) adj 1) sweet n m 2) sweetness, pleasant (thing) |
| on | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| palate your | חִכֶּֽךָ׃ | chi-KE-kha | H2441 | palateחֵךְ (chekh) mouth, palate, taste, gums |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.