Proverbs 25:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 25:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 25:27 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 25:27 — KJV
“It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.”
— Proverbs 25:27 (KJV)
Proverbs 25:27 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 25:27
“And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:27: good, men, own
“Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:27: good, men, own
“And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:27: good, eat, own
“And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:27: good, honey, own
“And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil; cannot...: Heb. his hand reach not to be...: Heb. for a waving”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:27: eat, much, men
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