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Darby's French Translation
Proverbes 25:16
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Quand tu auras trouvé du miel, n'en mange qu'autant qu'il t'en faut, de peur qu'en étant soűlé, tu ne le rendes.
Quand tu auras trouvé du miel, manges-en, mais pas plus qu'il ne t'en faut; de peur qu'en en prenant avec excčs, tu ne le rejettes.
Si tu trouves du miel, n'en mange que ce qui te suffit, De peur que tu n'en sois rassasié et que tu ne le vomisses.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Hast: Proverbs 24:13, Proverbs 24:14, Judges 14:8, Judges 14:9, 1 Samuel 14:25-27, Isaiah 7:15, Isaiah 7:22
lest: Proverbs 25:27, Proverbs 23:8, Luke 21:34, Ephesians 5:18
Reciprocal: Leviticus 2:11 - honey 1 Samuel 14:44 - thou shalt Ecclesiastes 7:16 - Be not
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Hast thou found honey?.... Of which there was great plenty in Judea; and was to be found in fields and woods, 1 Samuel 14:25;
eat so much as is sufficient for thee; to satisfy appetite, without overcharging the stomach; what may be conducive to health, and no more;
lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it; that is, overfilled; filled to a loathing of it, so as to cause a casting of it up this is not merely to be understood in a literal sense; something more is intended, as in Proverbs 24:13; and according to the sense there, that which Maimonides l gives of this seems agreeable; that it respects the getting of wisdom and knowledge, which, like honey, is sweet and desirable, and excellent, and nourishing, moderately used: but then persons should take care to keep within due bounds, and not seek to be too wise; or to exercise themselves in things too high for them, and aim at that which is above their capacity; but should content themselves with what is within their reach and compass: and so Gersom understands it. Some think that moderation in the use of worldly things and lawful pleasures is here recommended: and others that the words refer to what follow; that when a man has got a pleasant and delightful friend, he should not visit him too often; lest, too much familiarity bringing contempt, he should lose his friend: so Jarchi connects the words,
l Moreh. Nevochim, par. 1. c. 32, p. 41.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Hast thou found honey? - Compare Judges 14:8; 1 Samuel 14:27. The precept extends to the pleasure of which honey is the symbol.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 25:16. Hast thou found honey? — Make a moderate use of all thy enjoyments. "Let thy moderation be known unto all, and appear in all things."
