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«But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.»

«And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? / And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.»

«How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! / Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.»

«For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: / But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.»

«If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; / If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works? / My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: / So 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.»

«I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.»

«The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.»

«More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.»

«Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones»