Proverbs 25:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Have you foundמָ֭צָאתָ
(ma·tza·ta)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
honey?דְּבַ֣שׁ
(de·vash)
1706: honeyfrom an unused word
Eatאֱכֹ֣ל
(e·chol)
398: to eata prim. root
[only] what you need,דַּיֶּ֑ךָּ
(dai·yek·ka;)
1767: sufficiency, enougha prim. root
That you not have it in excessתִּ֝שְׂבָּעֶ֗נּוּ
(tis·ba·'en·nu)
7646: to be sated, satisfied or surfeiteda prim. root
and vomit 
 
7006a: to vomit up, spew outa prim. root
it. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Hast thou found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
honey
dbash  (deb-ash')
honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup -- honey(-comb).
eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
so much as is sufficient
day  (dahee)
enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
for thee lest thou be filled
saba`  (saw-bah')
to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction -- have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
therewith and vomit
qow'  (ko)
to vomit -- spue (out), vomit (out, up, up again).
it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Have you found honey? Eat only what you need, That you not have it in excess and vomit it.

King James Bible
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If you find honey, eat only what you need; otherwise, you'll get sick from it and vomit.

International Standard Version
If you find some honey, eat only what you need. Take too much, and you'll vomit.

NET Bible
When you find honey, eat only what is sufficient for you, lest you become stuffed with it and vomit it up.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Whenever you have found honey, eat enough for you, lest when you are full, you vomit it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When you find honey, eat only as much as you need. Otherwise, you will have too much and vomit.

King James 2000 Bible
Have you found honey? eat only as much as is sufficient for you, lest you be filled with it, and vomit it.
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