Proverbs 25:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 25:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 25:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 25:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it.”
Proverbs 25:16 — World English Bible
Proverbs 25:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. ”
Proverbs 25:16 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 25:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Honey thou hast found--eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated <FI>with<Fi> it, and hast vomited it.”
Proverbs 25:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 25:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit it. ”
Proverbs 25:16 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 25:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“If thou haue found hony, eate that is sufficient for thee, least thou be ouerfull, and vomit it.”
Proverbs 25:16 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 25:16 in Context — Proverbs 25
14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
What Does Proverbs 25:16 Mean?
Proverbs 25:16 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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