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 honey, for it is good,
Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;
Judges 14:8
When he returned later to take her, he turned aside to look at the carcass of the lion; and behold, a swarm of bees and honey were in the body of the lion.
1 Samuel 14:25
All the people of the land entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.
Isaiah 7:15
He will eat curds and honey at the time He knows enough to refuse evil and choose good.

Lest

Proverbs 25:27
It is not good to eat much honey,
Nor is it glory to search out one’s own glory.
Proverbs 23:8
You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten,
And waste your compliments.
Luke 21:34
Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;
Ephesians 5:18
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

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