Proverbs 25:16

Which verses does Proverbs 25:16 point to?

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1. Proverbs 25:278 votes

   It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.

2. Ephesians 5:185 votes

   Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

3. Proverbs 24:13–144 votes

   Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.

4. Isaiah 7:153 votes

   By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.

5. 1 Samuel 14:25–272 votes

   Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground. And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath. …

6. Luke 21:342 votes

   But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.

7. Judges 14:8–91 vote

   When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey. So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass.

8. Proverbs 23:80 votes

   You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

9. Isaiah 7:220 votes

   and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.

Which verses point to Proverbs 25:16?

Ranked by reader votes.

• Ecclesiastes 7:16 15
• Leviticus 2:11 3
• Proverbs 24:13 3
• 1 Samuel 14:44 2
• Proverbs 25:27 2