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So you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; If you have found it, then will there be a reward, Your hope will not be cut off.
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Wisdom is Sweet to the Soul
Commentators unanimously explain that this verse compares wisdom to honey. Just as honey is sweet and nourishing to the body, wisdom is designed to be delightful and satisfying for the soul. Scholars suggest the verse is an encouragement to 'know' or recognize that wisdom is as good for your soul as honey is for your body.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The knowledge of wisdom - Better, Know that so (like the honey) is wisdom to your soul.
19th Century
Anglican
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul. —Rather, Know (or understand) that wisdom is such (e…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom [be] unto your soul Or let it be taken in as greedily and with as good an appetit…
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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…
