Proverbs 25:27

Geneva Bible (1560)

It is not good to eate much hony: so to search their owne glory is not glory.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 27:2 : 2 Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.
  • John 5:44 : 44 How can ye beleeue, which receiue honour one of another, and seeke not the honour that commeth of God alone?
  • 2 Cor 12:1 : 1 It is not expedient for me no doubt to reioyce: for I will come to visions and reuelations of the Lorde.
  • 2 Cor 12:11 : 11 I was a foole to boast my selfe: yee haue compelled mee: for I ought to haue bene commended of you: for in nothing was I inferiour vnto the very chiefe Apostles, though I bee nothing.
  • Phil 2:3 : 3 That nothing be done through contention or vaine glory, but that in meekenesse of minde euery man esteeme other better then himselfe.
  • Prov 25:16 : 16 If thou haue found hony, eate that is sufficient for thee, least thou be ouerfull, & vomit it.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 25:16-17
    2 verses
    77%

    16If thou haue found hony, eate that is sufficient for thee, least thou be ouerfull, & vomit it.

    17Withdrawe thy foote from thy neighbours house, least he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

  • Prov 27:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1Boast not thy selfe of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

    2Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.

  • Prov 24:13
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    13My sonne, eate hony, for it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth.

  • Jer 9:23
    72%

    23Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisedome, nor the strong man glorie in his strength, neyther the riche man glorie in his riches.

  • Prov 25:2
    72%

    2The glorie of God is to conceale a thing secret: but the Kings honour is to search out a thing.

  • Prov 25:28
    71%

    28A man that refraineth not his appetite, is like a citie which is broken downe and without walles.

  • Prov 27:7
    70%

    7The person that is full, despiseth an hony combe: but vnto the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sweete.

  • Prov 29:23
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    23The pride of a man shall bring him lowe: but the humble in spirit shall enioy glory.

  • 2 Cor 10:17
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    17But let him that reioyceth, reioyce in the Lorde.

  • Eccl 7:16
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    16(7:18) Be not thou iust ouermuch, neither make thy selfe ouerwise: wherefore shouldest thou be desolate?

  • Prov 19:10-11
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    70%

    10Pleasure is not comely for a foole, much lesse for a seruant to haue rule ouer princes.

    11The discretion of man deferreth his anger: and his glory is to passe by an offence.

  • Prov 25:6
    69%

    6Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.

  • Prov 25:26
    69%

    26A righteous man falling downe before the wicked, is like a troubled well, & a corrupt spring.

  • 1 Cor 5:6
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    6Your reioycing is not good: knowe ye not that a litle leauen, leaueneth ye whole lumpe?

  • Ps 36:2
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    2For hee flattereth himselfe in his owne eyes, while his iniquitie is foud worthy to be hated.

  • Prov 20:14
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    14It is naught, it is naught, sayth the buyer: but when he is gone apart, he boasteth.

  • 1 Cor 1:29
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    29That no flesh shoulde reioyce in his presence.

  • Prov 18:12
    69%

    12Before destruction the heart of a man is hautie, and before glory goeth lowlines.

  • Prov 23:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3Be not desirous of his deintie meates: for it is a deceiuable meate.

    4Trauaile not too much to be rich: but cease from thy wisdome.

  • Gal 6:4
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    4But let euery man prooue his owne worke: and then shal he haue reioycing in himselfe onely and not in another.

  • Prov 20:3
    68%

    3It is a mans honour to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.

  • Eccl 5:10
    68%

    10(5:9) He that loueth siluer, shall not be satisfied with siluer, and he that loueth riches, shalbe without the fruite thereof: this also is vanitie.

  • 1 Cor 10:24
    68%

    24Let no man seeke his owne, but euery man anothers wealth.

  • Prov 25:8
    68%

    8Goe not foorth hastily to strife, least thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27He that seeketh good things, getteth fauour: but he that seeketh euill, it shall come to him.

  • Prov 12:27
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    27The deceitfull man rosteth not, that hee tooke in hunting: but the riches of the diligent man are precious.

  • Prov 28:11-12
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    68%

    11The riche man is wise in his owne conceite: but the poore that hath vnderstanding, can trie him.

    12When righteous men reioyce, there is great glory: but when the wicked come vp, the man is tried.

  • Gal 5:26
    68%

    26Let vs not be desirous of vaine glorie, prouoking one another, enuying one another.

  • Prov 16:18-19
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    68%

    18Pride goeth before destruction, and an high minde before the fall.

    19Better it is to be of humble minde with the lowly, then to deuide the spoyles with the proude.

  • Prov 16:26
    68%

    26The person that traueileth, traueileth for himselfe: for his mouth craueth it of him.

  • Eccl 6:7
    68%

    7All the labour of man is for his mouth: yet the soule is not filled.

  • Ps 49:17
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    17For he shall take nothing away when he dieth, neither shal his pompe descende after him.

  • Hab 2:5
    68%

    5Yea, in deede the proude man is as hee that transgresseth by wine: therefore shal he not endure, because he hath enlarged his desire as the hell, and is as death, and can not be satisfied, but gathereth vnto him all nations, and heapeth vnto him all people.

  • John 7:18
    68%

    18Hee that speaketh of himselfe, seeketh his owne glorie: but hee that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no vnrighteousnes is in him.

  • Prov 17:7
    68%

    7Hie talke becommeth not a foole, much lesse a lying talke a prince.

  • Prov 20:25
    68%

    25It is a destruction for a man to deuoure that which is sanctified, and after the vowes to inquire.

  • Prov 26:12
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    12Seest thou a man wise in his owne conceite? more hope is of a foole then of him.

  • Prov 19:2
    68%

    2For without knowledge the minde is not good, and he that hasteth with his feete, sinneth.

  • Prov 29:5
    68%

    5A man that flattereth his neighbour, spreadeth a net for his steps.

  • 2 Cor 3:10
    68%

    10For euen that which was glorified, was not glorified in this point, that is, as touching the exceeding glorie.

  • Prov 3:35
    68%

    35The wise shall inherite glorie: but fooles dishonour, though they be exalted.

  • Prov 28:21
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    21To haue respect of persons is not good: for that man will transgresse for a piece of bread.

  • Eccl 6:2
    67%

    2A man to whom God hath giuen riches and treasures and honour, and he wanteth nothing for his soule of all that it desireth: but God giueth him not power to eate thereof, but a strange man shall eate it vp: this is vanitie, and this is an euill sicknesse.

  • Prov 18:5
    67%

    5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to cause ye righteous to fall in iudgement.