Proverbs 25:16 Hebrew Word Analysis

0honeyדְּבַ֣שׁh1706
1Hast thou foundמָ֭צָאתָh4672
2eatאֱכֹ֣לh398
3so much as is sufficientדַּיֶּ֑ךָּh1767
4פֶּןh6435
5for thee lest thou be filledתִּ֝שְׂבָּעֶ֗נּוּh7646
6therewith and vomitוַהֲקֵֽאתֽוֹ׃h6958

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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