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13 My child,[a] eat honey, for it is good,
    and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.

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  1. 24:13 Hebrew My son; also in 24:21.

Saying 26

13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good;
    honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.

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15 By the time this child is old enough to choose what is right and reject what is wrong, he will be eating yogurt[a] and honey.

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  1. 7:15 Or curds; also in 7:22.

15 He will be eating curds(A) and honey(B) when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right,

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16 Do you like honey?
    Don’t eat too much, or it will make you sick!

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16 If you find honey, eat just enough—
    too much of it, and you will vomit.(A)

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103 How sweet your words taste to me;
    they are sweeter than honey.

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103 How sweet are your words to my taste,
    sweeter than honey(A) to my mouth!(B)

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10 They are more desirable than gold,
    even the finest gold.
They are sweeter than honey,
    even honey dripping from the comb.

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10 They are more precious than gold,(A)
    than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,(B)
    than honey from the honeycomb.(C)

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John’s clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey.

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John’s(A) clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist.(B) His food was locusts(C) and wild honey.

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27 It’s not good to eat too much honey,
    and it’s not good to seek honors for yourself.

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27 It is not good to eat too much honey,(A)
    nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.(B)

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