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 [Como] água refrescante para a alma cansada, assim são boas notícias de uma terra distante.
26 O justo que se deixa levar pelo perverso é [como] uma fonte turva e um manancial poluído.
27 Comer muito mel não é bom; assim como buscar muita glória para si.
28 O homem que não pode conter seu espírito é [como] uma cidade derrubada sem muro.
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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