The word in Scripture

Honey in the Bible

The word honey appears 56 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Honey is the sweetness of God's word and provision. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What honey means in the Bible

Honey is the sweetness of God's word and provision.

Where the word honey appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word honey appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey.”Deuteronomy 26:9

“More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.”Psalms 19:10

“He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.”Psalms 81:16

“My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:”Proverbs 24:13

“Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.”Proverbs 25:16

“Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.”Isaiah 7:15

“And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.”Matthew 3:4

“And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.”Revelation 10:10