American Standard Version
Proverbs 24:14
14So 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.
Proverbs 24:14 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul; If you have found it, there is a prospect, And your hope will not be cut off.
Context of Proverbs 24:14
12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this; Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work? 13My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste: 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. 15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place: 16For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:14 word by word
כֵּ֤ן׀ דְּעֶ֥ה חָכְמָ֗ה לְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָ אִם־מָ֭צָאתָ וְיֵ֣שׁ אַחֲרִ֑ית וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תִכָּרֵֽת׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:14
- Proverbs 22:18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.
- Psalms 19:10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.
- Psalms 119:103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
- Jeremiah 15:16Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy words were unto me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, God of hosts.
- Proverbs 2:1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;
- Proverbs 3:13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.
- Proverbs 23:18For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off.
- Matthew 19:21Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
- James 1:25But he that looketh into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and so continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.
Commentaries on Proverbs 24:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul - True religion, experimental godliness, shall be to thy soul as the honey-comb is to thy mouth. Then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off - This is precisely the same with that in Proverbs 23:18; (note), where see the note. The word אחרית acharith, we translate in the former place an end, and here we translate it a reward; but there is no place I believe in the sacred writings…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The knowledge of wisdom - Better, Know that thus (like the honey) is wisdom to thy soul.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-14Verses 13-14 We are quickened to the study of wisdom by considering both the pleasure and the profit of it. All men relish things that are sweet to the palate; but many have no relish for the things that are sweet to the purified soul, and that make us wise unto salvation.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14Saying 26: Both honey and wisdom are sweet. Wisdom enriches the soul and creates more future opportunities.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1413-14. As delicious food whets the appetite, so should the rewards of wisdom excite us to seek it.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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