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Proverbs 25

Pr. 25:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Hast thou found
matsa' (Hebrew #4672)
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
KJV usage: + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Pronounce: maw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
honey
dbash (Hebrew #1706)
honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup
KJV usage: honey((-comb)).
Pronounce: deb-ash'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be gummy
? eat
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
so much as is sufficient
day (Hebrew #1767)
enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
KJV usage: able, according to, after (ability), among, as (oft as), (more than) enough, from, in, since, (much as is) sufficient(-ly), too much, very, when.
Pronounce: dahee
Origin: of uncertain derivation
for thee, lest thou be filled
saba` (Hebrew #7646)
a primitive root; to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
Pronounce: saw-bah'
Origin: or sabeay {saw-bay'-ah}
therewith, and vomit
qow' (Hebrew #6958)
a primitive root; to vomit
KJV usage: spue (out), vomit (out, up, up again).
Pronounce: ko
Origin: or qayah (Jer. 25:27) {kaw-yaw'}
it.

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Ministry on This Verse

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Hast.
lest.
 See note on Proverbs 24:13,14. To eat honey in moderation is good and healthful. Taken to excess it may be very deleterious. The same is true of what it signifies. Throughout the Old Testament, honey seems to illustrate mere natural sweetness, hence it was forbidden to form part of the meat-offering which typified Christ in His perfect sinless humanity (see Lev. 2). He never sought solace in natural things, however pleasant or agreeable. For us, they are permitted in their measure, but we need to beware of making them the chief object before our souls. (Proverbs Twenty-Five by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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