Proverbs 25:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. ”

Proverbs 25:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hast thou found honey? - Compare Judges 14:8 ; 1 Samuel 14:27 . The precept extends to the pleasure of which honey is the symbol.
Proverbs 25:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is (n) sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it. (n) Use moderately the pleasures of this world.
Proverbs 25:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

First Division. In general character this division shows a resemblance to the Sayings of the Wise, containing a number of quatrains and synthetic couplets, and but few antithetic couplets. Prov...
Proverbs 25:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. Hast thou found honey? - Make a moderate use of all thy enjoyments. "Let thy moderation be k...
Proverbs 25:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Hast thou found honey?— See the 27th verse which may be rendered, "As it is not good or sweet to eat much honey; so neither to hunt for glory is glory to those who hunt after it." The meaning of th...
Proverbs 25:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled th...
Proverbs 25:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Courts. Quarrels 1-7. relate to kings and courts.
Proverbs 25:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hast thou found honey? — A common occurrence in Palestine, where swarms of wild bees abounded in the woods. (Comp. Judges 14:8 ; 1 Samuel 14:27 .) Hence came the expression of a “land flowing wit...
Proverbs 25:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 26 THE KING "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter. The heaven for height and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearch...
Proverbs 25:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Self-Control and Kindliness Proverbs 25:15-28 In this paragraph we have good advice as to our dealings with the varied characters with whom we are forced into daily contact. Here is a man hard...
Proverbs 25:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We now come to the second collection of the proverbs of Solomon. These, as the title specifically declares, constitute a posthumous collection gathered in the days of Hezekiah. Speaking generally, th...
Proverbs 25:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is su...
Proverbs 25:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hast thou found honey ?.... Of which there was great plenty in Judea; and was to be found in fields and woods, 1 Samuel 14:25 ; eat so much as is sufficient for thee ; to satisfy appetite, withou...
Proverbs 25:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. Ver. 16. Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient, ] i.e., Be moderate in th...
Proverbs 25:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hast thou found honey? Which, in those parts, was often found in woods or fields. By honey , he understands not only all delicious meats, but all present and worldly delights, which we are here ta...
Proverbs 25:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

In This CHAPTER, forming the first section, necessarily affirms the basic principles of true unity, which is absolutely essential to recovery. For departure is the very breeding-ground of division, -...
Proverbs 25:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. Here, 1. We are allowed a sober and moderate use of the delights of sens...
Proverbs 25:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Honey in those parts was oft found in woods or fields, as Judges 14:8 , &c.; 1 Samuel 14:25 . By honey he understands, not only all delicious meats, but all present and worldly delights...
Proverbs 25:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 25:16 . Filled . Rather “ Surfeited .” MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 25:16 USE AND ABUSE I. The good gifts of God are to be enjoyed by men . “ Every creature of Go...
Proverbs 25:16 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Proverbs 25:16 I. The Bible does not prohibit pleasure. What the Bible forbids is excess in the use of pleasure, untimely pleasures, and pleasures that arise from sin or that lead to sin. II. In...
Proverbs 25:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 25:1 . These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah copied out. Solomon wrote three thousand proverbs, and a thousand and five songs. 1 Kings 4:32 . The supplement to th...
Proverbs 25:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. Religion and pleasure It is a mistaken notion that religion is a melancholy business,...
Proverbs 25:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Verse 1-29:27 Part VI. SECOND GREAT COLLECTION OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS , gathered by "the men of Hezekiah," in which wisdom is set forth as the greatest blessing to the...
Proverbs 25:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

True Wisdom the Highest Good of Kings and Subjects.
Proverbs 25:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 14:25-27 ; Ephesians 5:18 ; Isaiah 7:15 ; Isaiah 7:22 ; Judges 14:8 ; Judges 14:9 ; Luke 21:34 ; Proverbs 24:13 ; Proverbs 24:14 ; Proverbs 23:8 ; Proverbs 25:27
Proverbs 25:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Honey — By honey he understands, not only all delicious meats, but all worldly delights, which we are here taught to use with moderation.

Proverbs 25:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 25:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 25:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 25:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 25:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 25:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 25:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 25:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 25:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 25:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 25:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 25:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 25:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 25:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 25:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 25:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 25:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 25:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 25:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 25:16 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Proverbs 25:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 25:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 25:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 25:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 25:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 25:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes