Parallel Verses New International Version If you find honey, eat just enough-- too much of it, and you will vomit. King James Bible Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. Darby Bible Translation Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit it. World English Bible Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it. Young's Literal Translation Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated with it, and hast vomited it. Proverbs 25:16 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleHast thou found honey? - Make a moderate use of all thy enjoyments. "Let thy moderation be known unto all, and appear in all things." Treasury of Scripture Knowledge hath 1 Samuel 14:25-27 And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey on the ground... lest Proverbs 23:8 The morsel which you have eaten shall you vomit up, and lose your sweet words. Ephesians 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Library An Unwalled City'He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.'--PROVERBS xxv. 28. The text gives us a picture of a state of society when an unwalled city is no place for men to dwell in. In the Europe of today there are still fortified places, but for the most part, battlements are turned into promenades; the gateways are gateless; the sweet flowers blooming where armed feet used to tread; and men live securely without bolts and bars. But their spirits cannot yet … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture That a Man Should not be a Curious Searcher of the Sacrament, but a Humble Imitator of Christ, Submitting his Sense to Holy Faith God's Glory the Chief End of Man's Being Christian Behavior Cross References Judges 14:8 Some time later, when he went back to marry her, he turned aside to look at the lion's carcass, and in it he saw a swarm of bees and some honey. 1 Samuel 14:25 The entire army entered the woods, and there was honey on the ground. Proverbs 23:8 You will vomit up the little you have eaten and will have wasted your compliments. Proverbs 24:13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste. Proverbs 25:17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor's house-- too much of you, and they will hate you. Ecclesiastes 7:16 Do not be overrighteous, neither be overwise-- why destroy yourself? Jump to Previous Able Eat Enough Excess Fear Filled Find Found Full Honey Need Sated Satiated Sufficiency Sufficient Therewith Vomit VomitedJump to Next Able Eat Enough Excess Fear Filled Find Found Full Honey Need Sated Satiated Sufficiency Sufficient Therewith Vomit VomitedLinks Proverbs 25:16 NIVProverbs 25:16 NLT Proverbs 25:16 ESV Proverbs 25:16 NASB Proverbs 25:16 KJV Proverbs 25:16 Bible Apps Proverbs 25:16 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 25:16 Chinese Bible Proverbs 25:16 French Bible Proverbs 25:16 German Bible Proverbs 25:16 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |
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