KJV King James Version
Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
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Isaiah 7:15
Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.
WEB World English Bible
He shall eat butter and honey when he knows to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
ASV American Standard Version
Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Butter and honey he doth eat, When he knoweth to refuse evil, and to fix on good.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 7
12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
13 And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; [Is it] a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?
14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.
17 The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; [even] the king of Assyria.
18 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the LORD shall hiss for the fly that [is] in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that [is] in the land of Assyria.
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Isaiah 7:22And 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 5:15Hate 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 1:9-10And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and [in] all judgment;Matthew 3:4And 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.Psalm 51:5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.Luke 1:35And 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.Luke 2:52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.Luke 2:40And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.Romans 12:9[Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
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