Proverbs 25:27

God's Word

Eating too much honey is not good, and searching for honor is not honorable.

Cross References

Proverbs 25:16

When you find honey, eat only as much as you need. Otherwise, you will have too much and vomit.

Proverbs 25:2

It is the glory of God to hide things but the glory of kings to investigate them.

Proverbs 27:2

Praise should come from another person and not from your own mouth, from a stranger and not from your own lips.

Luke 14:11

Those who honor themselves will be humbled, but people who humble themselves will be honored.”

John 5:44

How can you believe when you accept each other’s praise and don’t look for the praise that comes from the only God?

2 Corinthians 12:1

I must brag, although it doesn’t do any good. I’ll go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have become a fool. You forced me to be one. You should have recommended me to others. Even if I’m nothing, I wasn’t inferior in any way to your super-apostles.

Philippians 2:3

Don’t act out of selfish ambition or be conceited. Instead, humbly think of others as being better than yourselves.