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
Have thou found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, 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 receive glory from each other, and seek not the glory from the only God?
2 Corinthians 12:1
(Really, to me boasting is not helpful.) For I will come to visions and revelations of Lord.
Philippians 2:3
in nothing according to selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility considering each other surpassing yourselves.
General references
Proverbs 27:2
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.