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
If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.
So
Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
John 5:44
How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
2 Corinthians 12:1
I must go on boasting. Though there is nothing to be gained by it, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.
Philippians 2:3
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
General references
Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.