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Proverbs 25:16
16Have you found [pleasure sweet like] honey? Eat only as much as you need, Otherwise, being filled excessively, you vomit it.
Proverbs 25:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
- New International Version (NIV)If you find honey, eat just enough— too much of it, and you will vomit.
- English Standard Version (ESV)If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Have you found honey? Eat only as much as you need, Lest you be filled with it and vomit.
Context of Proverbs 25:16
14Like clouds and wind without rain Is a man who boasts falsely of gifts [he does not give]. 15By patience and a calm spirit a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft and gentle tongue breaks the bone [of resistance]. Have you found [pleasure sweet like] honey? Eat only as much as you need, Otherwise, being filled excessively, you vomit it. 17Let your foot seldom be in your neighbor’s house, Or he will become tired of you and hate you. 18Like a club and a sword and a piercing arrow Is a man who testifies falsely against his neighbor (acquaintance).
Read all of Proverbs 25Proverbs 25:16 word by word
דְּבַ֣שׁ מָ֭צָאתָ אֱכֹ֣ל דַּיֶּ֑ךָּ פֶּן־תִּ֝שְׂבָּעֶ֗נּוּ וַהֲקֵֽאתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 25:16
- Proverbs 24:13My son, eat honey, because it is good, And the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
- Judges 14:8When he returned later to take her, he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion; and behold, a swarm of bees and honey were in the body of the lion.
- 1 Samuel 14:25All the people of the land came to a forest, and there was honey on the ground.
- Isaiah 7:15He will eat curds and honey when he knows enough to refuse evil and choose good.
- Proverbs 26:27Whoever digs a pit [for another man’s feet] will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone [up a hill to do mischief], it will come back on him.
- Proverbs 23:8The morsel which you have eaten you will vomit up, And you will waste your compliments.
- Luke 21:34“But be on guard, so that your hearts are not weighed down and depressed with the giddiness of debauchery and the nausea of self-indulgence and the worldly worries of life, and then that day [when the Messiah returns] will not come on you suddenly like a trap;
- Ephesians 5:18Do not get drunk with wine, for that is wickedness (corruption, stupidity), but be filled with the [Holy] Spirit and constantly guided by Him.
Commentaries on Proverbs 25:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Hast thou found honey? - Make a moderate use of all thy enjoyments. "Let thy moderation be known unto all, and appear in all things."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Hast thou found honey? - Compare Judges 14:8; 1 Samuel 14:27. The precept extends to the pleasure of which honey is the symbol.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16Verse 16 God has given us leave to use grateful things, but we are cautioned against excess.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-17Honey is tasty and healthy in moderation (Proverbs 24:13–14), but too much can cause vomiting. This idea applies to other life areas. For example, visiting your neighbors is good, but do not visit too often.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1716-17. A comparison, as a surfeit of honey produces physical disgust, so your company, however agreeable in moderation, may, if excessive, lead your friend to hate you.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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