Verse 16

If you find honey, eat only as much as you need, lest you eat too much of it and vomit.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Har du funnet honning? Spis bare så mye som er nok for deg, så du ikke overspiser og kaster opp.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Har du funnet honning? Spis det som er nok for deg, så du ikke blir overmett og kaster det opp.

• Norsk King James

  Har du funnet honning? Spis så mye som er nok for deg, ellers blir du mettet og kaster det opp.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Har du funnet honning, spis så mye du trenger, for at du ikke skal spise deg mett og spy det opp.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Har du funnet honning, spis hva som er nok for deg, så du ikke blir overmett og kaster opp.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Har du funnet honning? Spis bare så mye som du trenger, ellers blir du overmett og kaster det opp.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Har du funnet honning? Spis så mye som er nok for deg, ellers risikerer du å bli overmett og måtte kaste det opp.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Har du funnet honning? Spis bare så mye som du trenger, ellers blir du overmett og kaster det opp.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Har du funnet honning? Spis bare så mye du trenger, ellers vil du spise for mye og kaste det opp.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Har du funnet honning, spis bare nok til deg, ellers vil du bli mett og kaste opp.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Haver du fundet Honning, (da) æd din Nødtørft, at du ei maaskee skal mættes deraf og udspye det.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Har du funnet honning? Spis bare så mye som er nok for deg, så du ikke blir overmett og kaster det opp.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Have you found honey? Eat only as much as you need, lest you be filled with it and vomit.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Har du funnet honning? Spis så mye som er tilstrekkelig for deg, så du ikke spiser for mye og kaster det opp.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Når du har funnet honning, spis bare så mye du trenger, så du ikke blir overmett og kaster det opp.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Har du funnet honning? Spis så mye du trenger, for at du ikke skal bli overmett og kaste opp.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hvis du har honning, ta bare så mye som er nok for deg, for at du ikke, ved å spise for mye, skal kaste opp.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf thou findest hony, eate so moch as is sufficiet for ye: lest thou be ouer full, & perbreake it out againe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  If thou haue found hony, eate that is sufficient for thee, least thou be ouerfull, & vomit it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  If thou findest honie, eate so muche as is sufficient for thee: lest thou be ouer full, and parbreake it out agayne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, Lest you eat too much, and vomit it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated `with' it, and hast vomited it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You have found honey–eat only what is sufficient for you, lest you become stuffed with it and vomit it up.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 25:27 : 27 It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own glory.
• Isa 7:15 : 15 He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right.
• Isa 7:22 : 22 And because of the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds, for everyone left in the land will eat curds and honey.
• Luke 21:34 : 34 Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with indulgence, drunkenness, and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.
• Eph 5:18 : 18 And do not get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled with the Spirit.
• Judg 14:8-9 : 8 Later, when he returned to marry her, he turned aside to look at the lion’s carcass. Inside it, he saw a swarm of bees and some honey. 9 He scooped the honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. When he returned to his father and mother, he gave them some, and they ate it too. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the carcass of the lion.
• 1 Sam 14:25-27 : 25 The entire army entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground. 26 When the people entered the forest, they saw honey flowing, but no one dared to lift a hand to his mouth because the people were afraid of the oath. 27 Jonathan, however, had not heard his father make the people swear the oath. So he reached out the tip of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and raised it to his mouth. His eyes then brightened.
• Prov 23:8 : 8 You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
• Prov 24:13-14 : 13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to your taste. 14 In the same way, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.