16If you find honey, eat just enough- too much of it, and you will vomit.


In Context

13 Like the coolness of snow at harvest time is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the spirit of his masters.

14 Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of gifts he does not give.

15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

16 If you find honey, eat just enough- too much of it, and you will vomit.

17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor's house- too much of you, and he will hate you.

18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow is the man who gives false testimony against his neighbor.

Proverbs 25:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:16Thou hast found honey, eat what is sufficient for thee, lest being glutted therewith thou vomit it up.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:16Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:16Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:16Honey thou hast found — eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated with it, and hast vomited it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:16Have you found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for you, lest you be filled therewith, and vomit it.