14 Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

Other Translations of Proverbs 24:14

King James Version

14 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.

English Standard Version

14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

The Message

14 Likewise knowledge, and wisdom for your soul - Get that and your future's secured, your hope is on solid rock.

New King James Version

14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul; If you have found it, there is a prospect, And your hope will not be cut off.

New Living Translation

14 In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, you will have a bright future, and your hopes will not be cut short.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 24:14

Commentary on Proverbs 24:13-14

(Read Proverbs 24:13-14)

We are quickened to the study of wisdom by considering both the pleasure and the profit of it. All men relish things that are sweet to the palate; but many have no relish for the things that are sweet to the purified soul, and that make us wise unto salvation.