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.
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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