Proverbs
Proverbs 25:27
27It is not good to eat too much honey
or to search out one’s own glory.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It is not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| good | ט֑וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| to eat | אָ֘כֹ֤ל | ’ā·ḵōl | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H398 eat |
| too much | הַרְבּ֣וֹת | har·bō·wṯ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| honey | דְּבַ֣שׁ | də·ḇaš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1706 honey |
| or to search out | וְחֵ֖קֶר | wə·ḥê·qer | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2714 searching, thing (to be) searched out |
| one’s own glory | כְּבֹדָ֣ם | kə·ḇō·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3519 abundance, honour, glory |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 27:2 · John 5:44 · Philippians 2:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.