Matthew Henry · Verse 27
We must be, through grace, dead to the pleasures of sense, and also to the praises of men.
Proverbs 25:27
It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honourable to seek one’s own honour.
BSB
It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
KJV
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
ASV
It is not good to eat much honey; So [for men] to search out their own glory is grievous.
BBE
It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
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