Proverbs 25:16
If thou findest honie, eate so muche as is sufficient for thee: lest thou be ouer full, and parbreake it out agayne.
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- Prov 25:27 : 27 As it is not good to eate to muche honye, so curiously to searche the glory of heauenly thinges, is not commendable.
- Isa 7:15 : 15 Butter and honye shall he eate, vntill he knowe to refuse the euyll and choose the good.
- Isa 7:22 : 22 Then because of the aboundaunce of mylke that they geue he shall eate butter: so that euery one which remayneth in the lande shall eate butter and hony.
- Luke 21:34 : 34 Take heede to your selues, lest at any tyme your heartes be ouercome with surfettyng and dronkennesse, and cares of this lyfe, and so the daye come vpon you vnwares.
- Eph 5:18 : 18 And be not drunke with wine, wherin is excesse: but be fylled with the spirite,
- Judg 14:8-9 : 8 And within a short space after, as he wet thyther againe to take her to wife, he turned out of the way to see the carkasse of the Lion: And beholde, there was a swarme of bees and hony in the carkasse of the Lion. 9 And he toke therof in his handes, and went eating, and came to his father and mother, and gaue them also, and they did eate: But he tolde not them that he had taken the hony out of the carkasse of the Lion.
- 1 Sam 14:25-27 : 25 And al they of the land came to a wood, where honie lay vpon the grounde. 26 And the people came into the wood: And behold, the honie dropped, and no man moued his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oth. 27 But Ionathan hearde not whe his father charged the people with the oth, wherfore he put foorth the ende of the rod that was in his hand, and dipt it in an honie combe, & put his hande to his mouth, and his eyes receaued sight.
- Prov 23:8 : 8 The morsels that thou hast eaten shalt thou parbreake, and loose those sweete wordes.
- Prov 24:13-14 : 13 My sonne, eate thou hony because it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth: 14 So sweete shal the knowledge of wysdome be vnto thy soule when thou hast found it: and there shalbe hope, and thy hope shall not be cut of.
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- Prov 24:13-142 verses79%
13 My sonne, eate thou hony because it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth:
14 So sweete shal the knowledge of wysdome be vnto thy soule when thou hast found it: and there shalbe hope, and thy hope shall not be cut of.
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7 He that is full, abhorreth an honye combe: but vnto hym that is hungrye, euery sowre thing is sweete.
- Prov 23:6-83 verses77%
6 Eate thou not the bread of hym that hath an euyll eye: neither desire thou his daintie meate.
7 For as though he thought it in his heart, he saith, eate and drinke: where as his heart is not with thee.
8 The morsels that thou hast eaten shalt thou parbreake, and loose those sweete wordes.
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27 As it is not good to eate to muche honye, so curiously to searche the glory of heauenly thinges, is not commendable.
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17 Withdrawe thy foote from thy neighbours house: lest he be werie of thee, and so hate thee.
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24 Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refresshyng of the mynde, and health of the bones.
- Prov 23:2-32 verses70%
2 Measure thyne appetite if it be gredyly set.
3 Be not desirous of his daintie meates, for meate begyleth and deceaueth.
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10 They are more to be desired then golde, yea then much fine golde: they are also sweeter then hony and the hony combe.
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15 With pacience is a prince pacified, and with a softe tongue is rigorousnesse broken.
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20 A mans belly shalbe satisfied with the fruite of his owne mouth, and with the encrease of his lippes shall he be filled.
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103 Howe sweete are thy wordes vnto my throte: truely they be sweeter then hony is to my mouth.
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17 A man liketh the bread that is gotten with deceipt: but at the last his mouth shalbe filled with grauell.
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12 Yea, and when thou hast eaten and filled thy selfe, and hast buylt goodly houses and dwelt therein:
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17 Stolen waters are sweete, & the bread that is priuily eaten, hath a good taste.
- Job 20:12-154 verses69%
12 When wickednesse was sweete in his mouth, he hyd it vnder his tongue.
13 That he fauoured, that would he not forsake, but kept it close in his throte.
14 The bread that he did eate, is turned to the poyson of serpentes within his bodye.
15 The riches that he deuoured shall he parbreake againe: for God shall drawe them out of his belly.
- 1 Sam 14:25-262 verses69%
25 And al they of the land came to a wood, where honie lay vpon the grounde.
26 And the people came into the wood: And behold, the honie dropped, and no man moued his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oth.
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24 When thou commest into thy neighbours vineyarde, thou mayest eate grapes thy belly ful at thine owne pleasure: but thou shalt put none in thy vessell.
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16 Therfore be thou neither to righteous nor ouer wyse, that thou perishe not.
- Prov 5:2-32 verses68%
2 That thou mayest regarde good counsell, and that thy lippes may kepe knowledge.
3 For the lippes of a straunge woman are a dropping hony combe, and her throte is more glistering then oyle:
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17 So that he shall no more see the ryuers and brookes of hony and butter.
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25 The righteous eateth and is satisfied: but the belly of the vngodly hath neuer enough.
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5 O come on your way, eate my bread, and drinke my wine whiche I haue powred out for you.
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29 The sayd Ionathan, My father hath troubled the lande: See howe myne eyes hath receaued sight, because I tasted a litle of this honie:
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10 When thou hast eaten therfore & filled thy selfe, thou shalt blesse the Lorde thy God for the good lande whiche he hath geuen thee.
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18 For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes:
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7 All the labour that a man taketh, is for him selfe, and yet his desire is neuer fylled after his mynde.
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10 He that loueth money, wyll neuer be satisfied with money: and he that loueth riches, shalbe without the fruite therof: This is also a vayne thyng.
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15 Butter and honye shall he eate, vntill he knowe to refuse the euyll and choose the good.
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2 Wherfore do ye lay out any money for the thyng that feedeth not, and spende your labour about the thyng that satisfieth you not? But hearken rather vnto me, and ye shal eate of the best, and your soule shall haue her pleasure in plenteousnesse.
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20 Kepe not company with wine bibbers, and riotous eaters of fleshe:
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14 Thou shalt eate, and not haue inough: yea, thou shalt bring thy selfe downe in the middes of thee, thou shalt flee, but not escape, and those that thou wouldest saue, wyll I deliuer to the sworde.
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17 But well is thee O thou lande, whose kyng is come of nobles, and whose princes eate in due season for necessitie, and not for lust.
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19 My meate whiche I gaue thee, as fine floure, oyle and hony to feede the withall, that hast thou set before them for a sweete sauour: and thus it was saith the Lorde God.
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11 Houses full of all maner of goodes which thou filledst not, & welles digged which thou diggedst not, vineyardes and oliue trees which thou plantedst not, and when thou hast eaten & art full:
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16 Better is a litle with the feare of the Lorde: then great treasure, and trouble therwith.
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20 Why wylt thou my sonne haue pleasure in a straunge woman, and embrace the bosome of a straunger?
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10 So shall thy barnes be filled with plenteousnesse, and thy presses shall flowe ouer with sweete wine.
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12 A labouryng man sleepeth swetely, whether it be litle or much that he eateth: but the aboundaunce of the riche wyll not suffer him to sleepe.
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32 If thou hast done foolishly when thou wast in hye estate, or yf thou hast taken euyll counsayle, then lay thine hande vpon thy mouth.
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25 Thou shalt not eate it, that it may go well with thee, and with thy chyldren after thee: But thou shalt do that whiche is ryght in the sight of the Lorde.