Proverbs 24:14

Proverbs chapter 24 · verse 14 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.

Context

v.13My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

v.14This passage

v.15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 22:18

    For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.

  • Matthew 19:21

    Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

  • Proverbs 2:1

    My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;

  • Proverbs 23:18

    For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off.

  • Psalms 119:103

    How sweet are thy words unto my taste! Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

  • James 1:25

    But he that looketh into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and so continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.