Proverbs 25:27 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one`s own honour -- honour.

English ASV

It is not good to eat much honey: So for men to search out their own glory is grievous.

English Amplified

It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to seek glory, their own glory, causes suffering and is not glory.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to seek glory, their own glory, causes suffering and is not glory.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

It is not good to eat too much honey or to seek glory after glory.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is [itself] a weight.

English EASY 2024

It is bad for you to eat too much honey. If you always want people to praise you, it is also bad for you.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Just as eating too much honey is not good, it is not good for people to always be looking for honor.

It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one's own glory.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Too much honey is bad for you, and so is trying to win too much praise.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Eating too much honey is not good, and searching for honor is not honorable.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

It is not good to eat too much honey, or to seek glory after glory.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

To eat too much honey is not good, Nor is it glory to search out one’s own glory.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to seek their own glory is not glorious.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glory to search out one's own glory.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

To eat too much honey is not good; nor to seek honor after honor.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable for people to seek their own glory.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

It isn't good for you to eat too much honey. And you shouldn't try to get others to honor you.

English NIV

It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

Just as it is not good to eat too much honey, it is not good for people to think about all the honors they deserve.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

It is not good to eat much honey, or to seek honor on top of honor.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

It’s good to eat sweet things, but you can take too much. It’s good to be honored, but to seek words of praise is not honor at all.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

It is not good to eat much honey, so be sparing of complimentary words.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Just as it is harmful to eat too much honey, so also it is bad for men to think about all the honors they deserve!

English Tyndale 1537

Like as it is not good to eat too much honey, even so he that will search out high things, it shall be too heavy for him.

Proverbs 25:27 — Compare Translations