Proverbs 24:13

And the honey-comb - I have often had occasion to remark how much finer the flavour of honey is in the honey-comb than it is after it has been expressed from it, and exposed to the action of the air. But it has been asserted that the honey-comb is never eaten; it must be by those who have no acquaintance with the apiary. I have seen the comb with its contained honey eaten frequently, and of it I have repeatedly partaken. And that our Lord ate it, is evident from Luke 24:42 . Nor can any man who has not eaten it in this way feel the full force of the allusions to the honey-comb and its sweetness in several parts of the sacred writings. See 1 Samuel 14:27 ; Psalm 19:10 ; Proverbs 5:3 ; Proverbs 16:24 ; Proverbs 27:7 ; Song of Solomon 4:11 ; Song of Solomon 5:1 ; and the place before us.