Proverbs 25:16
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 25
“Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.”Proverbs 25:16
What Does Proverbs 25:16 Mean?
Proverbs 25:16 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 25, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 25:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 7:16“Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself ?”Proverbs 25:27“It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.”Ephesians 5:18“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;”Proverbs 24:13“My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:”Leviticus 2:11“No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.”Isaiah 7:15“Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.”1 Samuel 14:25“And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.”1 Samuel 14:44“And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.”Luke 21:34“And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.”Judges 14:8“And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.”Proverbs 23:8“The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.”Isaiah 7:22“And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land.”
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