27 It is not good to eat too much honey,(A)
    nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.(B)

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27 It is not good to eat too much honey(A)
or to seek glory after glory.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:27 Lit seek their glory, glory

27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

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27 It is not good to eat much honey;
So (A)to seek one’s own glory is not glory.

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12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?(A)
    There is more hope for a fool than for them.(B)

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12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?(A)
There is more hope for a fool than for him.(B)

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12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

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12 (A)Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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27 Do not boast(A) about tomorrow,
    for you do not know what a day may bring.(B)

Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth;
    an outsider, and not your own lips.(C)

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27 Don’t boast about tomorrow,
for you don’t know what a day might bring.(A)

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—
a stranger, and not your own lips.(B)

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27 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

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My Son, Be Wise

27 Do(A) not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

(B)Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.

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11 The rich are wise in their own eyes;
    one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.

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11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor man who has discernment sees through him.

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11 The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

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11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding searches him out.

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25 The greedy stir up conflict,(A)
    but those who trust in the Lord(B) will prosper.

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25 A greedy person provokes conflict,(A)
but whoever trusts in the Lord will prosper.(B)

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25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.

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25 (A)He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife,
(B)But he who trusts in the Lord will be prospered.

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23 Pride brings a person low,(A)
    but the lowly in spirit gain honor.(B)

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23 A person’s pride will humble him,(A)
but a humble spirit will gain honor.(B)

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23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

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23 (A)A man’s pride will bring him low,
But the humble in spirit will retain honor.

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Surely I am only a brute, not a man;
    I do not have human understanding.
I have not learned wisdom,
    nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.(A)
Who has gone up(B) to heaven and come down?
    Whose hands(C) have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters(D) in a cloak?(E)
    Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name,(F) and what is the name of his son?
    Surely you know!

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I am more stupid than any other man,[a]
and I lack man’s ability to understand.(A)
I have not gained wisdom,
and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.(B)
Who has gone up to heaven and come down?(C)
Who has gathered the wind in His hands?
Who has bound up the waters in a cloak?(D)
Who has established all the ends of the earth?(E)
What is His name,
and what is the name of His Son—
if you know?(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:2 Lit I am more stupid than a man

Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.

I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.

Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?

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(A)Surely I am more stupid than any man,
And do not have the understanding of a man.
I neither learned wisdom
Nor have (B)knowledge of the Holy One.

(C)Who has ascended into heaven, or descended?
(D)Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
Who has bound the waters in a garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His name, and what is His Son’s name,
If you know?

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