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, “See, we did not know this,” Does He who weighs the hearts not consider it? And does He who watches over your soul not know it? And will He not repay a person according to his work? 13My son, eat honey, for it is good; Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste; Know that wisdom is the same for your soul; If you find it, then there will be a future, And your hope will not be cut off. 15Do not lie in ambush, you wicked person, against the home of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place; 16For a righteous person falls seven times and rises again, But the wicked stumble in time of disaster.

Proverbs 24:14 word by word

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

• Knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• is the sameכֵּןkên · soH3651
• for your soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• Ifאִם'im · ifH518
• you findמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• then thereיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• futureאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319
• And your hopeתִּקְוָהtiqvâh · hopeH8615
• will not be cutכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:14

• Proverbs 22:18For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, So that they may be ready on your lips.
• Psalms 19:10They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much pure gold; Sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
• Psalms 119:103How sweet are Your words to my taste! Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
• Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found and I ate them, And Your words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart; For I have been called by Your name, Lord God of armies.
• Proverbs 2:1My son, if you will receive my words And treasure my commandments within you,
• Proverbs 3:13Blessed is a person who finds wisdom, And one who obtains understanding.
• Proverbs 23:18Certainly there is a future, And your hope will not be cut off.
• Matthew 19:21Jesus said to him, “If you want to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
• James 1:25But one who has looked intently at the perfect law, the law of freedom, and has continued in it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an active doer, this person 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