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
Read Proverbs 25:27 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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; So for men to 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 Comme de l’eau fraîche pour une personne fatiguée, Ainsi est une bonne nouvelle venant d’une terre lointaine.
26 Comme une fontaine troublée et une source corrompue, Ainsi est le juste qui chancelle devant le méchant.
27 Il n’est pas bon de manger beaucoup de miel, Mais rechercher la gloire des autres est un honneur.
28 Comme une ville forcée et sans murailles, Ainsi est l’homme qui n’est pas maître de lui-même.
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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