Proverbs 25:27
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 25
“It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.”Proverbs 25:27
What Does Proverbs 25:27 Mean?
Proverbs 25:27 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 25, verse 27 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 25:27 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 27:2“Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.”2 Corinthians 10:12“For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.”Proverbs 25:16“Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.”Proverbs 25:6“Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:”John 8:54“Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:”John 5:44“How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?”John 7:18“He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.”2 Corinthians 11:30“If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.”Philippians 2:3“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”Leviticus 2:11“No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.”2 Corinthians 12:1“It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.”2 Corinthians 12:11“I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.”1 Thessalonians 2:6“Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.”Proverbs 24:13“My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:”Romans 12:3“For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.”
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