Proverbs 25:16 - The Message When you’re given a box of candy, don’t gulp it all down; eat too much chocolate and you’ll make yourself sick; And when you find a friend, don’t outwear your welcome; show up at all hours and he’ll soon get fed up. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Have you found [pleasure sweet like] honey? Eat only as much as is sufficient for you, lest, being filled with it, you vomit it. American Standard Version (1901) Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. Common English Bible If you find honey, eat just the right amount; otherwise, you’ll get full and vomit it up. Catholic Public Domain Version You have discovered honey; eat what is sufficient for you, lest perhaps, being filled up, you may vomit it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou hast found honey, eat what is sufficient for thee, lest being glutted therewith thou vomit it up. |