Proverbs 25:16
If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.
In context
13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters. 14 Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.
15 With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone. 16 If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it. 17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, lest he have his fill of you and hate you. 18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
19 Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 25:16 in the KJV
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 25:16 in the NIV
If you find honey, eat just enough— too much of it, and you will vomit.