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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 25:16 - Sufficient
Proverbs 25:16 - Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Hast thou found | H4672 | מָצָא |
[Verb] properly to come forth {to} that {is} appear or exist; transitively to {attain} that {is} find or acquire; figuratively to {occur} meet or be present |
honey | H1706 | דְּבַשׁ |
[Noun Masculine] honey (from its stickiness); by analogy syrup |
eat | H398 | אָכַל |
[Verb] to eat (literally or figuratively) |
so much as is sufficient | H1767 | דַּי |
[Preposition] enough (as noun or {adverb}) used chiefly with preposition in phrases |
for thee lest | H6435 | פֵּן |
[Conjunction] properly removal; used only (in the constructive) adverbially as conjugation lest |
thou be filled | H7646 | שָׂבַע |
[Verb] to {sate} that {is} fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively) |
therewith and vomit | H6958 | קוֹא |
[Verb] to vomit |
it |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.