Proverbs 25:16
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Hast thou found honey?.... Of which there was great plenty in Judea; and was to be found in fields and woods, Sa1 14:25;
eat so much as is sufficient for thee; to satisfy appetite, without…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Hast thou found honey? - Compare Jdg 14:8; 1Sa 14:27. The precept extends to the pleasure of which honey is the symbol.
Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Matthew Henry
Here, 1. We are allowed a sober and moderate use of the delights of sense: Hast thou found honey? It is not forbidden fruit to thee, as it was to Jonathan; thou mayest eat of it with thanksgiving to…
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