Proverbs 25:27 Go deeper

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

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אָ֘כֹ֤ל'a.Kholto eat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Proverbs 25:27 word 1

דְּבַ֣שׁde.Vashhoney

Lemma: דְּבַשׁ (de.vash) · Strong's: H1706

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: honey

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 43:11, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 16:31, Exodus 33:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1706; TAHOT Proverbs 25:27 word 2

הַרְבּ֣וֹתhar.Botmuch

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:27 word 3

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 25:27 word 4

ט֑וֹבTov[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:27 word 5

וְחֵ֖קֶרve.Che.kerand [the] search of

Lemma: חֵ֫קֶר (che.qer) · Strong's: H2714

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: search

Used 12 times. Also: Judges 5:16, Job 5:9, Job 8:8, Job 9:10, Job 11:7, Job 34:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2714; TAHOT Proverbs 25:27 word 6

כְּבֹדָ֣םke.vo.Damown honor their

Lemma: כָּבוֹד (ka.vod) · Strong's: H3519

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: glory

Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 31:1, Genesis 45:13, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:10, Exodus 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3519; TAHOT Proverbs 25:27 word 7

כָּבֽוֹד\׃ka.Vod[is] an honor

Lemma: כָּבוֹד (ka.vod) · Strong's: H3519

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: glory

Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 31:1, Genesis 45:13, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:10, Exodus 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3519; TAHOT Proverbs 25:27 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

It is not	→	לֹא H3808 not
good	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
to eat	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
too much	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
honey	→	דְּבַשׁ H1706 honey
or to search out	→	חֵ֫קֶר H2714 search
one’s own glory	→	כָּבוֹד H3519 glory
. . .	→	כָּבוֹד H3519 glory

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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