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Proverbs 25:27 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Proverbs 25:27 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 25 verse 27 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.”
Proverbs 25:27 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 25:27
It's not good to eat much honey; seeking one's own glory is not glory. The Hebrew 'devash' (honey) and 'kavod' (glory/honor) warns against excess. Repeating v.16's honey warning, this verse adds parallel: seeking honor destroys it. Self-glorification is self-defeating - those who seek glory lose it; those who seek God's glory receive honor. Humility brings exaltation; pride brings humiliation. This paradox pervades Scripture: lose life to find it, die to live, humble yourself to be exalted.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 25:27
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“and not your own mouth; a stranger”
“who receive glory from one another”
“but in humility”
“lest you eat too much”
“It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.”
“for I ought to have been commended by you”