King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
Complete Jewish Bible:
If you find honey, eat only what you need; for if you eat too much of it, you may throw it up;
Berean Standard Bible:
If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
American Standard Version:
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Hast thou found{H4672} honey{H1706}? eat{H398} so much as is sufficient{H1767} for thee, lest thou be filled{H7646} therewith, and vomit{H6958} it.
Cross-References (KJV):
Proverbs 25:27
- ¶ [It is] not good to eat much honey: so [for men] to search their own glory [is not] glory.
Ephesians 5:18
- And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Proverbs 24:13
- ¶ My son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good; and the honeycomb, [which is] sweet to thy taste:
Proverbs 24:14
- So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom [be] unto thy soul: when thou hast found [it], then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Luke 21:34
- And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and [so] that day come upon you unawares.
Judges 14:8
- And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, [there was] a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
Judges 14:9
- 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.
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Commentary for Proverbs 25:16
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H4672
There are 425 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מָצָא
Transliteration: mâtsâʼ
Pronunciation: maw-tsaw'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present; [phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), [idiom] occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on. - Strong's Number: H1706
There are 54 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דְּבַשׁ
Transliteration: dᵉbash
Pronunciation: deb-ash'
Description: from an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup; honey(-comb). - Strong's Number: H398
There are 825 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָכַל
Transliteration: ʼâkal
Pronunciation: aw-kal'
Description: a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite. - Strong's Number: H1767
There are 35 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דַּי
Transliteration: day
Pronunciation: dahee
Description: of uncertain derivation; enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases; able, according to, after (ability), among, as (oft as), (more than) enough, from, in, since, (much as is) sufficient(-ly), too much, very, when. - Strong's Number: H7646
There are 92 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׂבַע
Transliteration: sâbaʻ
Pronunciation: saw-bah'
Description: or שָׂבֵעַ; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively); have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of. - Strong's Number: H6958
There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קוֹא
Transliteration: qôwʼ
Pronunciation: ko
Description: or קָיָה; (Jeremiah 25:27), a primitive root; to vomit; spue (out), vomit (out, up, up again).