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Proverbs 24:13-14
New English Translation
Proverbs 24:13-14
New English Translation
13 Eat honey,[a] my child, for it is good,
and honey from the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
14 Likewise, know[b] that wisdom is sweet[c] to your soul;
if you have found it,[d] you have a future,[e]
and your hope will not be cut off.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 24:13 sn The twenty-sixth saying teaches that one should develop wisdom because it has a profitable future. The saying draws on the image of honey; its health-giving properties make a good analogy to wisdom.
- Proverbs 24:14 tn D. W. Thomas argues for a meaning of “seek” in place of “know” (“Notes on Some Passages in the Book of Proverbs,” JTS 38 [1937]: 400-403).
- Proverbs 24:14 tn The phrase “is sweet” is supplied in the translation as a clarification.
- Proverbs 24:14 tn The term “it” is supplied in the translation.
- Proverbs 24:14 tn Heb “there will be an אַחֲרִית (ʾakharit), which means “end, result, following period.” It suggests a future, which may imply posterity. It is sometimes connected with hope (Jer 29:11: 31:17; Prov 23:18).
Proverbs 24:13-14
International Standard Version
Proverbs 24:13-14
International Standard Version
13 My son, eat honey, because it’s good for you;[a]
indeed, drippings from the honeycomb are sweet to your taste;
14 Keep in mind that wisdom is like that for your soul;
if you find it, there will be a future for you,
and what you hope for won’t be cut short.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 24:13 The Heb. lacks for you
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