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Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
[It is] not good to eat much honey; but it is right to honour venerable sayings.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
[It is] not good to eat much honey; but it is right to honor venerable sayings.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
King James Version

Cross References

Proverbs 27:2John 5:44Philippians 2:3Proverbs 25:162 Corinthians 12:12 Corinthians 12:11

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