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Proverbs 25:16
If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.
Proverbs 25:16 · Bible in Basic English
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Proverbs 25:16 in other translations
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it.
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In context
13 As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.
14 As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.
15 A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.
16 If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.
17 Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.
18 One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.
19 Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.
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