It is not good to eat much honey,
nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 25:27 in context
Proverbs 25:24–28
24
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop
than to share a house with a contentious woman.
25
Like cold water to a thirsty soul,
so is good news from a far country.
26
Like a muddied spring and a polluted well,
so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27
Selected verse
It is not good to eat much honey,
nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.
28
Like a city that is broken down and without walls
is a man whose spirit is without restraint.
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