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Proverbs 25:27-28
New International Version
Proverbs 25:27-28
New International Version
27 It is not good to eat too much honey,(A)
nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.(B)
28 Like a city whose walls are broken through
is a person who lacks self-control.
Proverbs 25:27-28
English Standard Version
Proverbs 25:27-28
English Standard Version
27 It is (A)not good to eat much honey,
nor is it glorious to (B)seek one's own glory.[a]
28 A man (C)without self-control
is like (D)a city broken into and left without walls.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:27 The meaning of the Hebrew line is uncertain
Proverbs 25:27-28
King James Version
Proverbs 25:27-28
King James Version
27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
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