Proverbs 25:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.”

Proverbs 25:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 25:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 25:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.”

Proverbs 25:27 — World English Bible

Proverbs 25:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“It is not good to eat much honey; Sofor mento search out their own glory is grievous.”

Proverbs 25:27 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 25:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour--honour.”

Proverbs 25:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 25:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is [itself] a weight.”

Proverbs 25:27 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 25:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“It is not good to eate much hony: so to search their owne glory is not glory.”

Proverbs 25:27 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 25:27 in Context — Proverbs 25

25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

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What Does Proverbs 25:27 Mean?

Proverbs 25:27 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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