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


In Context

13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him; for he refreshes the soul of his masters.

14 As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.

15 By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.

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

17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, lest he be weary of you, and hate you.

18 A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:16If you find honey, eat just enough- too much of it, and you will vomit.

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 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.