Proverbs 25:27
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English Standard Version
It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.

New American Standard Bible
It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glory to search out one's own glory.

King James Bible
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It is not good to eat too much honey or to seek glory after glory.

International Standard Version
To eat too much honey isn't good; and neither is it honorable to seek one's own glory.

NET Bible
It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable for people to seek their own glory.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
To eat much honey is not good, neither to seek words of praise.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Eating too much honey is not good, and searching for honor is not honorable.

King James 2000 Bible
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search out their own glory is not glory.

American King James Version
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

American Standard Version
It is not good to eat much honey: So for men to search out their own glory is grievous.

Douay-Rheims Bible
As it is not good for a man to eat much honey, so he that is a searcher of majesty, shall be overwhelmed by glory.

Darby Bible Translation
It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is itself a weight.

English Revised Version
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search out their own glory is not glory.

Webster's Bible Translation
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

World English Bible
It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor.

Young's Literal Translation
The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour -- honour.
Lexicon
It is not good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
to eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
much
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
honey
dbash  (deb-ash')
honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup -- honey(-comb).
so for men to search
cheqer  (khay'-ker)
examination, enumeration, deliberation -- finding out, number, (un-)search(-able, -ed, out, -ing).
their own glory
kabowd  (kaw-bode')
weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness -- glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).
is not glory
kabowd  (kaw-bode')
weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness -- glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).
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