Homiletic Review Proverbs 25:16 Have you found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for you, lest you be filled therewith, and vomit it. 1. The Bible does not prohibit pleasure. It does not say to the man who has found honey, "Eat it not!" but "Eat so much as is sufficient for thee." What the Bible forbids is excess. 2. In prohibiting such pleasures, the Bible proceeds upon a principle of benevolence. "Eat no more than is sufficient for thee!" Why? Not because pleasure is grudged, but because pain is deprecated. 3. The principle upon which the Bible proceeds in this matter is a benevolent one, because it accords with the constitution of our nature. There is a point at which pleasure becomes pain. It is the law of our being, that if pleasure is to remain pleasure, it must be enjoyed moderately and intermittently. (Homiletic Review.) Parallel Verses KJV: Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.WEB: Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it. |
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