Proverbs 25:16
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 25:27 repeats the warning against too much honey and extends it to searching deep matters—same book, same metaphor.
Proverbs 24:14 reveals that honey symbolizes wisdom, giving deeper meaning to the moderation warning in 25:16.
Proverbs 24:13 praises honey as good and sweet, while 25:16 warns against excess—together they show honey's value and its limit.
Proverbs 23:8 describes vomiting from overeating with a stingy host, paralleling the vomit warning in 25:16—both warn against excess.
Ephesians 5:18 applies the same moderation principle to wine, contrasting drunkenness with Spirit-filling — parallel theme of excess leading to harm.
Ecclesiastes 7:16 warns against overrighteousness — same principle of avoiding excess applied to virtue rather than food.
Luke 21:34 similarly warns against overindulgence leading to spiritual harm, echoing the moderation principle of Proverbs.