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Proverbs 25:27

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27Too much honey is bad for you, and so is trying to win too much praise.n

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  1. nProbable text and so … praise; Hebrew unclear.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

It is not good to eat much honey,

nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

It is not good to eat too much honey,

nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

It is not good to eat too much honey

or to seek glory after glory.

NLTNew Living Translation

It’s not good to eat too much honey,

and it’s not good to seek honors for yourself.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

To eat much honey is not good,

nor is seeking one’s honor honorable.

KJV 1900King James Version

It is not good to eat much honey:

So for men to search their own glory is not glory.