Proverbs 24:13-14·~1 min
Saying 26
The son is urged to eat honey because it is good, and then to recognize that wisdom is just as sweet to the soul. If wisdom is found, there will be a future and the reader's hope will not be cut off.
E13at honey, my son, for it is good, 14Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul.
Section summaryHoney becomes an image of wisdom's sweetness and promised reward. Wisdom is not merely right but nourishing, desirable, and life-giving to the one who finds it.
Role in the chapterThis section encourages the pursuit of wisdom by showing its goodness and future hope.