14So 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.
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When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-14)We are here quickened to the study of wisdom by the consideration both of the pleasure and the profit of it. 1. It will be very pleasant. We eat honey because it is sweet to the taste , and upon that account we call it good , especially that which runs first from the honey-comb . Canaan was said to flow with milk and honey, and honey was the common food of the country ( Luke 24:41 , 42 ), even for…
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