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 you found [pleasure sweet like] honey? Eat only as much as you need,
Otherwise, being filled excessively, you vomit it.
Have you found [pleasure sweet like] honey? Eat only as much as you need,
Otherwise, being filled excessively, you vomit it.
So
Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.
John 5:44 How can you believe [in Me], when you [seek and] receive glory and approval from one another, and yet you do not seek the glory and approval which comes from the one and only God?
2 Corinthians 12:1
It is necessary to boast, though nothing is gained by it; but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.
Philippians 2:3
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit [through factional motives, or strife], but with [an attitude of] humility [being neither arrogant nor self-righteous], regard others as more important than yourselves.
General references
Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.