Proverbs 25:27-28
BRG Bible
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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Proverbs 25:27-28
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
27 To eat too much honey is not good;
nor to seek honor after honor.[a]
28 A city breached and left defenseless
are those who do not control their temper.
Footnotes
- 25:27 Nor…honor: the text is uncertain.
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