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Proverbs 25:16 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 25 · verse 16
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.Proverbs 25:16 · King James Version
Proverbs 25:16 in context
14Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
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.
18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sufficientdayenough , used chiefly with preposition in phrasesH1767 →
- filledsâbaʻto sateH7646 →
- foundmâtsâʼproperly, to come forth toH4672 →
- honeydᵉbashhoneyH1706 →
- eatʼâkalto eatH398 →
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Here, 1. We are allowed a sober and moderate use of the delights of sense: Hast thou found honey? It is not forbidden fruit to thee, as it was to Jonathan; thou mayest eat of it with thanksgiving to God, who, having created things grateful to our senses, has given us leave to make use of them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary