Proverbs 25:27–28
Proverbs 25:27–28 — The New International Version (NIV)
27 It is not good to eat too much honey,
nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.
28 Like a city whose walls are broken through
is a person who lacks self-control.
Proverbs 25:27–28 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
27 It is not good to eat much honey:
So for men to search their own glory is not glory.
28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit
Is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Proverbs 25:27–28 — New Living Translation (NLT)
27 It’s not good to eat too much honey,
and it’s not good to seek honors for yourself.
28 A person without self-control
is like a city with broken-down walls.
Proverbs 25:27–28 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
27 It is not good to eat much honey;
So to seek one’s own glory is not glory.
28 Whoever has no rule over his own spirit
Is like a city broken down, without walls.
Proverbs 25:27–28 — New Century Version (NCV)
27 It is not good to eat too much honey,
nor does it bring you honor to brag about yourself.
28 Those who do not control themselves
are like a city whose walls are broken down.
Proverbs 25:27–28 — American Standard Version (ASV)
27 It is not good to eat much honey:
So for men to search out their own glory is grievous.
28 He whose spirit is without restraint
Is like a city that is broken down and without walls.
Proverbs 25:27–28 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
27 It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is itself a weight.
28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is as a city broken down, without walls.
Proverbs 25:27–28 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
27 Eating too much honey is not good,
and searching for honor is not honorable.
28 ⸤Like⸥ a city broken into ⸤and⸥ left without a wall,
⸤so⸥ is a person who lacks self-control.
Proverbs 25:27–28 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
27 It is not good to eat too much honey
or to seek glory after glory.
28 A man who does not control his temper
is like a city whose wall is broken down.
Proverbs 25:27–28 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
27 It is not good to eat much honey,
or to seek honor on top of honor.
28 Like a city breached, without walls,
is one who lacks self-control.
Proverbs 25:27–28 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
27 To eat much honey is not good,
nor is seeking one’s honor honorable.
28 A breached city where there is no wall
is like a man who has no self-control for his spirit.
Proverbs 25:27–28 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
27 It isn’t good for you to eat too much honey.
And you shouldn’t try to get others to honor you.
28 A man who can’t control himself
is like a city whose walls are broken down.
Proverbs 25:27–28 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
27 It is not good to eat much honey,
Nor is it glory to search out one’s own glory.
28 Like a city that is broken into and without walls
Is a man who has no control over his spirit.