Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
Bible References
Hast
Proverbs 24:13
My son, eat of the honey, because it is good, and of the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
Judges 14:8
And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside from the way to see the carcase of the lion; and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
1 Samuel 14:25
And the army of all the land came to a wood, and there was honey upon the ground.
Isaiah 7:15
He shall eat butter and honey that he may know to refuse the evil and choose the good.
Lest
Proverbs 25:27
It is not good to eat much honey, so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Proverbs 23:8
Didst thou eat thy part? Thou shalt vomit it up and lose thy sweet words.
Luke 21:34
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with excess and drunkenness and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
Ephesians 5:18
And be not drunk with wine, in which there is excess, but be filled with the Spirit,