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Proverbs 24:13
ESV My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
NIV Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
NASB My son, eat honey, for it is good; Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;
CSB Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate;
NLT My child, eat honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.
KJV My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

What does Proverbs 24:13 mean?

Contrary to what some think, the Bible does not condemn pleasure and enjoyment of earthly things (1 Timothy 4:4). Excess, addiction, greed, and distraction are spiritual errors. Appreciating what God has provided in this life is not a sin. This verse and the one which follows (Proverbs 24:14) combine to link appreciation of something physical with the need to appreciate something spiritual. Honey, itself, is a "good thing." It is appropriate to take pleasure in properly experiencing something the way God intended. The following verse connects this value and appreciation to wisdom: a person ought to value godly truth (Proverbs 1:7) with at least as much pleasure as they do delicious foods (Psalm 19:9–11).

Canaan, the "Promised Land," is depicted as a land flowing with good things such as honey (Exodus 3:8, 17). Honey was among the sweetest substances known to man in the Middle East during Old Testament times (Genesis 43:11; 1 Samuel 14:27) and made an excellent substitute for sugar. People often ate it directly from the honeycomb. Occasionally, honey was presented as a gift (Genesis 43:11; 1 Kings 14:3). It was a staple in John the Baptist's diet (Matthew 3:4). Exodus 16:31 compares the taste of manna to that of wafers made with honey—enhancing the biblical connection between godliness, manna, truth, and the ministry of Jesus Christ (Psalm 119:103–104; John 6:32–35; 14:6; 20:31).
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