Proverbs 25:16
King James Version (KJV)
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
In context
14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Proverbs 25:16 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
- WEB World English Bible
- Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Honey thou hast found — eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated [with] it, and hast vomited it.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit it.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it.