Bible Cross References
And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.
1 Samuel 14:25-30
25
They all came into a wooded area and found honey everywhere.
26
The woods were full of honey, but no one ate any of it because they were all afraid of Saul's curse.
27
But Jonathan had not heard his father threaten the people with a curse; so he reached out with the stick he was carrying, dipped it in a honeycomb, and ate some honey. At once he felt much better.
28
But one of the men told him, "We are all weak from hunger, but your father threatened us and said, 'A curse be on anyone who eats any food today.' "
29
Jonathan answered, "What a terrible thing my father has done to our people! See how much better I feel because I ate some honey!
30
How much better it would have been today if our people had eaten the food they took when they defeated the enemy. Just think how many more Philistines they would have killed!"
Proverbs 25:15
Patient persuasion can break down the strongest resistance and can even convince rulers.