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Proverbs 25:16
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Proverbs 25:16
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If you find honey, eat just enough— too much of it, and you will vomit.
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Proverbs 25:16 in Other Translations
KJV
16
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
ESV
16
If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.
NLT
16
Do you like honey? Don’t eat too much, or it will make you sick!
MSG
16
When you're given a box of candy, don't gulp it all down; eat too much chocolate and you'll make yourself sick;
CSB
16
If you find honey, eat only what you need; otherwise, you'll get sick from it and vomit.
Proverbs 25:16 In-Context
14
Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of gifts never given.
15
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
16
If you find honey, eat just enough— too much of it, and you will vomit.
17
Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house— too much of you, and they will hate you.
18
Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.
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ver 27
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