Verse Comparison: Proverbs 25:16
American Standard Version
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
Amplified® Bible
Have you found [pleasure sweet like] honey? Eat only as much as is sufficient for you, lest, being filled with it, you vomit it.
Contemporary English Version
Eating too much honey can make you sick.
Darby English Version
Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit it.
Good News Bible
Never eat more honey than you need; too much may make you vomit.
King James Version
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
New American Standard Bible
Have you found honey? Eat {only} what you need, That you not have it in excess and vomit it.
New International Version
If you find honey, eat just enough—
too much of it, and you will vomit.
New King James Version
Have you found honey?
Eat only as much as you need,
Lest you be filled with it and vomit.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Have you found honey? Eat only what you need, That you not have it in excess and vomit it.
Revised Standard Version
If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you be sated with it and vomit it.
Young's Literal Translation
Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated `with' it, and hast vomited it.
