My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Honey entered largely into the diet of Hebrew children (Isaiah 7:15), so that it was as natural an emblem for the purest and simplest w…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

My son, eat you honey, because [it is] good
It is good for food; there was plenty of it in Palestine, and it was eat…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

We are stimulated to the study of wisdom by considering both the pleasure and the profit of it. All people relish things that are sweet to the pala…

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