Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Have you found honey? - Compare Judges 14:8; 1 Samuel 14:27. The precept extends to the pleasure of which honey is the …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Have you found honey?— A common occurrence in Palestine, where swarms of wild bees abounded in the woods. ([Reference 1 Samuel 14:…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Have you found honey? &c.] Of which there was great plenty in Judea; and was to be found in fields and woods, ([Reference…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God has given us permission to use enjoyable things, but we are cautioned against excess.

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