Other translations
American Standard Version
It is not good to eat much honey: So for men to search out their own glory is grievous.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
To eat much honey is not good, neither to seek words of praise.
Darby Bible Translation
It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is itself a weight.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
As it is not good for a man to eat much honey, so he that is a searcher of majesty, shall be overwhelmed by glory.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search out their own glory is not glory.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.
God's Word
Eating too much honey is not good, and searching for honor is not honorable.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
It is not good to eat too much honey or to seek glory after glory.
International Standard Version
To eat too much honey isn't good; and neither is it honorable to seek one's own glory.
NET Bible
It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable for people to seek their own glory.
New American Standard Bible
It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glory to search out one's own glory.
New International Version
It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.
New Living Translation
It's not good to eat too much honey, and it's not good to seek honors for yourself.
Webster's Bible Translation
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
The World English Bible
It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor.
EasyEnglish Bible
It is bad for you to eat too much honey. If you always want people to praise you, it is also bad for you.
Young‘s Literal Translation
The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour -- honour.
New Life Version
It is not good to eat much honey, and looking for honor is not good.
The Voice Bible
Eating too much honey is not good for you, nor is it good to seek one honor after another.
Living Bible
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!
New Catholic Bible
It is not good to eat too much honey, neither is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.
Legacy Standard Bible
To eat too much honey is not good, Nor is it glory to search out one’s own glory.
Jubilee Bible 2000
It is not good to eat much honey, so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Christian Standard Bible
It is not good to eat too much honey or to seek glory after glory.
Amplified Bible © 1954
It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to seek glory, their own glory, causes suffering and is not glory.
New Century Version
It is not good to eat too much honey, nor does it bring you honor to brag about yourself.
The Message
It’s not smart to stuff yourself with sweets, nor is glory piled on glory good for you.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Eating too much honey is not good, and people seeking their own glory is not glorious.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
It is not good to eat much honey, or to seek honor on top of honor.
Good News Translation®
Too much honey is bad for you, and so is trying to win too much praise.
Wycliffe Bible
As it is not good to him that eateth much honey; so he that is a searcher of majesty, shall be put down from glory. (Like it is not good for him who eateth too much honey; so he who seeketh his own glory, shall be brought down from his place of honour.)
Contemporary English Version
Don't eat too much honey or always want praise.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
It is not good to eat much honey, so be sparing of complimentary words.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
It is not good to eat much honey or to seek honor on top of honor.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
It is not good to eat much honey, or to seek honour on top of honour.
Common English Bible © 2011
Eating too much honey isn’t good, nor is it appropriate to seek honor.
Amplified Bible © 2015
It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.
English Standard Version Anglicised
It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one's own glory.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
To eat too much honey is not good; nor to seek honor after honor.
New American Standard Bible
It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glory to search out one’s own glory.
The Expanded Bible
It is not good to eat too much honey, nor does it bring you honor to ·brag about yourself [seek honor].
Tree of Life Version
It is not good to eat too much honey, or honorable to seek one’s own honor.
Revised Standard Version
It is not good to eat much honey, so be sparing of complimentary words.
New International Reader's Version
It isn’t good for you to eat too much honey. And you shouldn’t try to search out matters too deep for you.
BRG Bible
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Complete Jewish Bible
It isn’t good to eat too much honey or to seek honor after honor.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
It is not good to eat much honey, or to seek honour on top of honour.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
It is not tov to eat much devash; so for men to seek their own kavod is not glory.
Names of God Bible
Eating too much honey is not good, and searching for honor is not honorable.
Modern English Version
It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Easy-to-Read Version
Just as eating too much honey is not good, it is not good for people to always be looking for honor.
International Children’s Bible
It is not good to eat too much honey. In the same way, it is not good to brag about yourself.
Lexham English Bible
To eat much honey is not good, nor is seeking one’s honor honorable.
New International Version - UK
It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honourable to search out matters that are too deep.