Proverbs 25:16 · KJV
“Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.”
— Proverbs 25:16
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and {so} hate thee. {Withdraw...: or, Let thy foot be seldom in} {weary...: Heb. full of thee}
Proverbs 25 — Context
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift {is like} clouds and wind without rain. {of a...: Heb. in a gift of falsehood}
15By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and {so} hate thee. {Withdraw...: or, Let thy foot be seldom in} {weary...: Heb. full of thee}
18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour {is} a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Cross References
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 24:13-14
My son, eat thou honey, because {it is} good; and the honeycomb, {which is} sweet to thy taste: {to...: Heb. upon thy palate}
Isaiah 7:15
Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
1 Samuel 14:25-27
And all {they of} the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.
Judges 14:8-9
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.
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.
Isaiah 7:22
And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk {that} they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land. {the land: Heb. the midst of the land}