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 [Como] nuvens e ventos que não trazem chuva, [assim] é o homem que se orgulha de falsos presentes.
15 Com paciência para não se irar é que se convence um líder; e a língua suave quebra ossos.
16 Achaste mel? Come o que te for suficiente; para que não venhas a ficar cheio demais, e vomites.
17 Não exagere teus pés na casa de teu próximo, para que ele não se canse de ti, e te odeie.
18 Martelo, espada e flecha afiada é o homem que fala falso testemunho contra seu próximo.
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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