Proverbs 25:16

More Proverbs of Solomon · Proverbs 25:1–28
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Translations

Modern
If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
Traditional
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
Literal
You have found honey, eat your sufficiency, lest you be filled up with it and vomit it out.
Latin
Mel invenisti: comede quod sufficit tibi, ne forte satiatus evomas illud.

Original

Hebrew
English
If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.

Notes

Honey 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.

Glossary

Hezekiah Honey Proverbs, Book of

Topics

Candy Diabetes Honey: Moderation Needful in the Use of Temperance: General Scriptures Concerning