Proverbs 25:27

To eat too much honey isn't good; and neither is it honorable to seek one's own glory.

Proverbs 27:2

Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth; a stranger, and never your own lips.

Proverbs 25:16

If you find some honey, eat only what you need. Take too much, and you'll vomit.

John 5:44

How can you believe when you accept each other's praise and do not look for the praise that comes from the only God?

2 Corinthians 12:1

I must boast, although it does not do any good. Let's talk about visions and revelations from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have become a fool. You forced me to be one. Really, I should have been commended by you, for I am not in any way inferior to your "super-apostles," even if I am nothing.

Philippians 2:3

Do not act out of selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility think of others as being better 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 some honey, eat only what you need. Take too much, and you'll vomit.

So

Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth; a stranger, and never your own lips.

How can you believe when you accept each other's praise and do not look for the praise that comes from the only God?

I must boast, although it does not do any good. Let's talk about visions and revelations from the Lord.

Do not act out of selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility think of others as being better than yourselves.

General references

Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth; a stranger, and never your own lips.