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

Bible Comments

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 therewith, and vomit it.

Use lawful delights of this world in moderation; for immoderate use will sicken thee spiritually (cf. the instance, Proverbs 25:17). 'Honey is to be tasted with the finger-end, not with the hollow of the hand' (Diongsius Milesius).

Proverbs 25:16

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