Proverbs 25:16

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

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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.
Arno Geneva Study Bible

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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 c...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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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 gl...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Courts. Quarrels 1-7. relate to kings and courts.
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 ....
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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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...
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...
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 s...
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...
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 de...
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 allowe...
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 del...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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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...
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 an...
The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

True Wisdom the Highest Good of Kings and Subjects.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, as much as the body may well use for food, lest thou be filled therewith, be surfeite...
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.

¹⁶ Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 25:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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