Proverbs 25:27
It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.
In context
24 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. 25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. 26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory. 28 A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 25:27 in the KJV
It is not good to eat much honey: So for men to search their own glory is not glory.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 25:27 in the NIV
It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.