Judges 14:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!””
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“Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the men of the city say to him on the seventh day, before the sun goeth in: --`What <FI>is<Fi> sweeter than honey? And what stronger than a lion?' And he saith to them: `Unless ye had ploughed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 14:18 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 1:23Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
- Psalms 81:16But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
- Proverbs 30:30a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;
- Ezekiel 1:10The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and also the face of an eagle.
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