Proverbs 24:14

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 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? 13Eat 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. 15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place. 16For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.

Proverbs 24:14 word by word

כֵּ֤ן׀ דְּעֶ֥ה חָכְמָ֗ה לְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָ אִם־מָ֭צָאתָ וְיֵ֣שׁ אַחֲרִ֑ית וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תִכָּרֵֽת׃ פRead the interlinear

• Knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• that wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• to your soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• Ifאִם'im · ifH518
• you find itמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• there isיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• a futureאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319
• and your hopeתִּקְוָהtiqvâh · hopeH8615
• will neverלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• be cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:14

• Proverbs 22:18for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
• Psalms 19:10They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
• Psalms 119:103How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
• Jeremiah 15:16Your 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.
• Proverbs 2:1My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
• Proverbs 3:13Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
• Proverbs 23:18For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
• Matthew 19:21Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
• James 1:25But 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.

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