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Proverbs 24:13
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11 aDeliver those who are drawn toward death,
And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter. 
12 If you say, “Surely we did not know this,”
Does not aHe who weighs the hearts consider it?
He who keeps your soul, does He not know it?
And will He not render to each man baccording to his deeds? 
13 My son, aeat honey because it is good,
And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste; 
14 aSo shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;
If you have found it, there is a1 prospect,
And your hope will not be cut off. 
15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not plunder his resting place;
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Proverbs 24:13

And the honey-comb - I have often had occasion to remark how much finer the flavour of honey is in the honey-comb than it is after it has been expressed from it, and exposed to the action of the air. But it has been asserted that the honey-comb is never eaten; it must be by those who have no acquaintance with the apiary. I have seen the comb with its contained honey eaten frequently, and of it I have repeatedly partaken. And that our Lord ate it, is evident from Luke 24:42. Nor can any man who has not eaten it in this way feel the full force of the allusions to the honey-comb and its sweetness in several parts of the sacred writings. See I Samuel 14:27; Psalms 19:10; Proverbs 5:3; Proverbs 16:24; Proverbs 27:7; Song of Songs 4:11; Song of Songs 5:1; and the place before us.


 
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