Proverbs 25:27 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
American Standard Version (ASV)
It is not good to eat much honey: So `for men' to search out their own glory is grievous.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is [itself] a weight.
World English Bible (WEB)
It is not good to eat much honey; Nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour -- honour.
| It is not | אָ֘כֹ֤ל | ʾākōl | AH-HOLE |
| good | דְּבַ֣שׁ | dĕbaš | deh-VAHSH |
| eat to | הַרְבּ֣וֹת | harbôt | hahr-BOTE |
| much | לֹא | lōʾ | loh |
| honey: | ט֑וֹב | ṭôb | tove |
| search to men for so | וְחֵ֖קֶר | wĕḥēqer | veh-HAY-ker |
| their own glory | כְּבֹדָ֣ם | kĕbōdām | keh-voh-DAHM |
| is not glory. | כָּבֽוֹד׃ | kābôd | ka-VODE |