Bible Strands
Proverbs 25:27
It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The verse occupies the center of a three-part sequence warning against moral compromise, self-indulgence, and unchecked anger.
The words — דְּבַ֣שׁ (de.Vash) translates literally to “honey,” and כְּבֹדָ֣ם (ke.vo.Da/m) means “their own honor” or “one’s own glory.”
The thread — The warning against self-promotion runs through Proverbs 27:2, John 5:44, and Philippians 2:3.
Why it lands — The text states that excessive consumption and the pursuit of personal acclaim are both harmful. It requires readers to practice restraint in appetite and to reject self-advancement.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 27:2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.
- John 5:44 How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
- Philippians 2:3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
- Proverbs 25:16 If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
- 2 Corinthians 12:1 I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 12:11 I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.