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 honey? Eat only what you need,
That you not have it in excess and vomit it.
That you not have it in excess and vomit it.
So
Proverbs 27:2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.
A stranger, and not your own lips.
John 5:44 How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only God?
2 Corinthians 12:1 Boasting is necessary, though it is not profitable; but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.
Philippians 2:3
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another 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.
A stranger, and not your own lips.