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Proverbs 25:16
Honey having found, eat to suffice thee, lest thou loathe it, and vomit it forth.
Proverbs 25:16 · Rotherham Emphasised 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 day of harvest, is a faithful messenger to them who send him,—when, the life of his masters, he restoreth.
14 Clouds and wind, when rain there is none, is the man who boasteth himself of a pretended gift.
15 By long patience, is a judge persuaded, and, a soft tongue, breaketh the bone.
16 Honey having found, eat to suffice thee, lest thou loathe it, and vomit it forth.
17 Withhold thy foot from the house of thy neighbour,—lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.
18 A hammer and a sword, and a sharpened arrow, is a man becoming a false witness against his neighbour.
19 A broken tooth and a faltering foot, is confidence in the treacherous, in the day of danger.
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