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Isaiah 7:15

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Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

Butter {H2529} and honey {H1706} shall he eat {H398}, that he may know {H3045} to refuse {H3988} the evil {H7451}, and choose {H977} the good {H2896}.

By the time he knows enough to refuse evil and choose good, he will [have to] eat curdled milk and [wild] honey.

By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.

Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

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Cross-References

  • Isaiah 7:22 (8 votes)

    And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk [that] they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land.

  • Amos 5:15 (4 votes)

    Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

  • Philippians 1:9 (3 votes)

    ¶ And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and [in] all judgment;

  • Philippians 1:10 (3 votes)

    That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

  • Matthew 3:4 (3 votes)

    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.

  • Luke 1:35 (2 votes)

    And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

  • Psalms 51:5 (2 votes)

    Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.