Proverbs 25:16 (BSB)

If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.

From Proverbs 25. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 25:16

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 25:16: 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.
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 25:16: Hast thou found honey?.... Of which there was great plenty in Judea; and was to be found in fields and woods, Sa1 14:25; eat so much as is sufficient for thee; to satisfy appetite, without overcharging the stomach; what may be conducive to health, and no more; lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it; that is, overfilled; filled to a loathing of it, so...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 25:16: A comparison, as a surfeit of honey produces physical disgust, so your company, however agreeable in moderation, may, if excessive, lead your friend to hate you.
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 25:16: Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it. (n) Use moderately the pleasures of this world.