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Proverbs 25:16
Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it.
Proverbs 25:16 · New Heart English Bible
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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 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.
19 Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a bad tooth, or a lame foot.
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