Verse 16

If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 25:27 : 27 It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
• Isa 7:15 : 15 Butter and honey will be his food, when he is old enough to make a decision between evil and good.
• Isa 7:22 : 22 And they will give so much milk that he will be able to have butter for his food: for butter and honey will be the food of all who are still living in the land.
• Luke 21:34 : 34 But give attention to yourselves, for fear that your hearts become over-full of the pleasures of food and wine, and the cares of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly, and take you as in a net:
• Eph 5:18 : 18 And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit;
• Judg 14:8-9 : 8 Then after a time he went back to take her; and turning from the road to see the dead body of the lion, he saw a mass of bees in the body of the lion, and honey there. 9 And he took the honey in his hand, and went on, tasting it on the way; and when he came to his father and mother he gave some to them; but did not say that he had taken the honey from the body of the lion.
• 1 Sam 14:25-27 : 25 And there was honey on the face of the field, and all the people came to the honey, the bees having gone from it; 26 But not a man put his hand to his mouth for fear of the curse. 27 But Jonathan, having no knowledge of the oath his father had put on the people, stretching out the rod which was in his hand, put the end of it in the honey, and put it to his mouth; then his eyes were made bright.
• Prov 23:8 : 8 The food which you have taken will come up again, and your pleasing words will be wasted.
• Prov 24:13-14 : 13 My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste: 14 So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.