King James Version
Proverbs 25:27 in the King James Version says “It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.”
Proverbs 25:27 · KJV
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“It is not good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
“is not glory”
H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
“is not glory”
H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
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