Honey is good, but don’t eat too much of it. If you do, then you will be sick.
Proverbs 25:27 - Easy To Read Version If you eat too much honey it is not good for you. In the same way, don’t try to get too much honor for yourself. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 It is not good to eat much honey: So for men to search their own glory is not glory. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to seek glory, their own glory, causes suffering and is not glory. American Standard Version (1901) It is not good to eat much honey; So for men to search out their own glory is grievous. Common English Bible Eating too much honey isn’t good, nor is it appropriate to seek honor. Catholic Public Domain Version Just as whoever eats too much honey, it is not good for him, so also whoever is an investigator of what is majestic will be overwhelmed by glory. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As it is not good for a man to eat much honey, so he that is a searcher of majesty, shall be overwhelmed by glory. |
Honey is good, but don’t eat too much of it. If you do, then you will be sick.
God has the right to hide things that he does not want us to know about. But a king is honored for the things he says.
Every person that makes himself important will be made humble. But the person that makes himself humble will be made important.”
You like to have praise from each other. But you never try to get the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?
I must continue to boast. It won’t help, but I will talk now about visions {\cf2\super [41]} and revelations {\cf2\super [42]} from the Lord.
I have been \{talking like\} a fool. But you made me do it. You people are the ones who should say good things about me. I am worth nothing, but those “great apostles {\cf2\super [46]} ” are not worth any more than I am!
When you do things, don’t let selfishness or pride be your guide. Be humble and give more honor to other people than to yourselves.