16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
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It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: …
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion. …
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 16)Here, 1. We are allowed a sober and moderate use of the delights of sense: Hast thou found honey ? It is not forbidden fruit to thee, as it was to Jonathan; thou mayest eat of it with thanksgiving to God, who, having created things grateful to our senses, has given us leave to make use of them. Eat as much as is sufficient , and no more. Enough is as good as a feast . 2. We are cautioned to take h…
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