Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Not good
General references
Bible References
Not good
Proverbs 25:16
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
So
Proverbs 27:2
Let another man praise thee and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
John 5:44
How can ye believe, who take glory one from another, and seek not the glory that comes only from God?
2 Corinthians 12:1
Certainly it is not expedient for me to glory, but I will come to the visions and the revelations of the Lord.
Philippians 2:3
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in humility let each esteem others better than themselves,
General references
Proverbs 27:2
Let another man praise thee and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.