Proverbs 24:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

Honey entered largely into the diet of Hebrew children Isaiah 7:15, so that it was as natural an emblem for the purest and simplest wisdom, as the “sincere milk of the word” was to the New Testament writers. The learner hears what seems to be a rule of diet - then Proverbs 24:14 the parable is explained.

Proverbs 24:13

13 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: