Verse Comparison: Proverbs 25:27
American Standard Version
It is not good to eat much honey: So `for men' to search out their own glory is grievous.
Amplified® Bible
It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to seek glory, their own glory, causes suffering {and} is not glory.
Contemporary English Version
Don't eat too much honey or always want praise.
Darby English Version
It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is [itself] a weight.
Good News Bible
Too much honey is bad for you, and so is trying to win too much praise.
King James Version
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
New American Standard Bible
It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glory to search out one's own glory.
New International Version
It is not good to eat too much honey,
nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor.
New King James Version
It is not good to eat much honey;
So to seek one's own glory is not glory.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
One should not eat too much honey, Nor should someone proclaim his own glory.
Revised Standard Version
It is not good to eat much honey, so be sparing of complimentary words.
Young's Literal Translation
The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour -- honour.
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