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
When you find honey, eat only what is sufficient for you, lest you become stuffed with it and vomit it up.
So
Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.
John 5:44
How can you believe, if you accept praise from one another and don't seek the praise that comes from the only God?
2 Corinthians 12:1
It is necessary to go on boasting. Though it is not profitable, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
Philippians 2:3
Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.
General references
Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.