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16 [a]If you find honey, eat only what you need,
    lest you have your fill and vomit it up.
17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbors’ house,
    lest they have their fill of you—and hate you.
18 A club, sword, or sharp arrow—
    the one who bears false witness against a neighbor.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 25:16–17 The two admonitions are complementary, expressing nicely the need to restrain the inclination for delightful things, whether for honey or friendship.

16 If you find honey, eat just enough—
    too much of it, and you will vomit.(A)
17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house—
    too much of you, and they will hate you.

18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
    is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.(B)

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