Proverbs 25:27
Modern Translations
New International Version
It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.

New Living Translation
It’s not good to eat too much honey, and it’s not good to seek honors for yourself.

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

Berean Study Bible
It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out 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.

NASB 1995
It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glory to search out one's own glory.

NASB 1977
It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glory to search out one’s own glory.

Amplified Bible
It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.

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

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

Contemporary English Version
Don't eat too much honey or always want praise.

Good News Translation
Too much honey is bad for you, and so is trying to win too much praise.

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

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

New King James Version
It is not good to eat much honey; So to seek one’s own glory is not glory.

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

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

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

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.

A Faithful Version
It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it glory for men to seek their own 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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
It is not good to eate much hony: so to search their owne glory is not glory.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
(25:26) As it is not good to eate to muche honye, so curiously to searche the glory of heauenly thinges, is not commendable.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Like as it is not good to eate to moch hony, euen so he that wyll search out hye thynges, it shal be to heuy for him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The eating of much honey is not good, "" Nor a searching out of one’s own honor—honor.

Young's Literal Translation
The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour -- honour.

Smith's Literal Translation
To eat much honey is not good: and to seek out their honor, not honor.

Catholic Translations
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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Just as whoever eats too much honey, it is not good for him, so also whoever is an investigator of what is majestic will be overwhelmed by glory.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
To eat much honey is not good, neither to seek words of praise.

Lamsa Bible
It is not good to eat much honey, nor to search for high praises for oneself.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
It is not good to eat much honey; So for men to search out their own glory is not glory.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
It is not good to eat much honey; but it is right to honour venerable sayings.
















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