King James Version
Proverbs 25:16 in the King James Version says “Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.”
Proverbs 25:16 · KJV
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. of a: Heb. in a gift of falsehood
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
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
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Hast thou found”
H4672properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
“so much as is sufficient”
H1767enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
“for thee lest thou be filled”
H7646to sate, i.e., fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
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