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Proverbs 25:16

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
Proverbs 25:16 · King James Version

In other versions

  • Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

    ASV

  • If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.

    BBE

  • Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit it.

    DBY

  • Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, Lest you eat too much, and vomit it.

    WEB

  • Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated `with' it, and hast vomited it.

    YLT

  • Have you found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for you, lest you be filled therewith, and vomit it.

    ENG

  • Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it.

    WBT

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

    BSB

In context

14Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

15By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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