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 surfeited therewith, and vomit it.
So
Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
John 5:44
How can ye believe, who receive glory one of another, and seek not the glory which comes from God alone?
2 Corinthians 12:1
Well, it is not of profit to me to boast, for I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
Philippians 2:3
let nothing be in the spirit of strife or vain glory, but, in lowliness of mind, each esteeming the other as more excellent than themselves;
General references
Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.