Proverbios 24:13

13 Come miel, hijo mío, porque es buena,
y el panal es dulce al paladar.

Proverbios 24:13 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 24:13

My son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good
It is good for food; there was plenty of it in Palestine, and it was eaten for food, not only by children, but grown persons; and was very nourishing, strengthening, and refreshing to them, as Samson, Jonathan, John the Baptist, and others; and is good for medicine, is healthful and salutary, and useful in many diseases: it is said ^F13 to conduce much to prolong life and preserve from diseases; it has been observed that those who have much used it have lived to a great age; and the honeycomb, [which is] sweet to thy taste;
because it is so, as all honey is, and especially that which is immediately squeezed or drops from the honeycomb; this is said not so much on account of honey, and the eating of that, as for what follows concerning the knowledge of wisdom, which is comparable to it for pleasure and profit; see ( Proverbs 16:24 ) ( Psalms 19:11 ) ( 119:103 ) ^F14.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 Athenaei Deipnosophist. l. 2. c. 7. p. 46, 47. so Pierius Valerian. apud Steeb. Coelum Sephirot Heb. c. 7. s. 5. p. 132.
F14 Vid. Maimon. Moreh Nevochim, par. 1. c. 30. p. 37.

Proverbios 24:13 In-Context

11 Rescata a los que están injustamente condenados a morir,
sálvalos mientras van tambaleando hacia su muerte.

12 No te excuses diciendo: «Ay, no lo sabíamos».
Pues Dios conoce cada corazón y él te ve.
El que cuida tu alma sabe bien que tú sabías.
Él pagará a cada uno según merecen sus acciones.

13 Come miel, hijo mío, porque es buena,
y el panal es dulce al paladar.

14 Así también, la sabiduría es dulce a tu alma.
Si la encuentras, tendrás un futuro brillante,
y tus esperanzas no se truncarán.

15 No estés al acecho frente a la casa del justo,
ni ataques el lugar donde vive.