Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat too much honey
or to seek glory after glory.

Proverbs 27:2

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—
a stranger, and not your own lips.

Proverbs 25:16

If you find honey, eat only what you need;
otherwise, you’ll get sick from it and vomit.

John 5:44

How can you believe? While accepting glory from one another, you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God.

2 Corinthians 12:1

Boasting is necessary. It is not profitable, but I will move on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have become a fool; you forced it on me. I should have been endorsed by you, since I am not in any way inferior to the “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.

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Summary

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

Not good

Proverbs 25:16

So

General references

Proverbs 27:2

Bible References

Not good

If you find honey, eat only what you need;
otherwise, you’ll get sick from it and vomit.

So

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—
a stranger, and not your own lips.

How can you believe? While accepting glory from one another, you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God.

Boasting is necessary. It is not profitable, but I will move on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.

General references

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—
a stranger, and not your own lips.