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Proverbs 25:16

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

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Proverbs 25:16 in other translations

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

Proverbs 25:16 · World English Bible

Proverbs 25:16 in context

  1. 14As clouds and wind without rain, So is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.
  2. 15By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
  3. 16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
  4. 17Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor’s house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.
  5. 18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.