Proverbs 24:14
12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
16 For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
- KJV
- So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
- WEB
- so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.
- ASV
- So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.
- DARBY
- so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
- BLB
- Know that wisdom [is] thus to your soul; if you have found [it], then there is a posterity, and your hope will not be cut off.
- ÅB
- Akt visdommen like så gagnlig for din sjel! Har du funnet den, så er det en fremtid for deg, og ditt håp skal ikke bli til intet.
- OTB
- Vit at visdom er søt for din sjel; hvis du finner den, er det en fremtid, og ditt håp vil ikke bli avskåret.
- B1930
- Akt visdommen like så gagnlig for din sjel! Har du funnet den, så er det en fremtid for dig, og ditt håp skal ikke bli til intet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 1:25
But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
Read in contextProverbs 2:10
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
Read in contextJeremiah 15:16
Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
Read in contextPsalms 119:103
How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
Read in contextProverbs 23:18
For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
Read in contextProverbs 22:18
for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
Read in contextProverbs 3:13–18
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
Read in contextProverbs 2:1–5
My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
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