Proverbs 25:27
World English Bible (WEB)
It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.
In context
25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.
28 Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.
Proverbs 25:27 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.
- KJV King James Version
- It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
- ASV American Standard Version
- It is not good to eat much honey; So for men to search out their own glory is grievous.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour — honour.
- DBY Darby Translation
- It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is [itself] a weight.
- WBS Webster Bible
- It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.