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To eatאָכֹלmuchהַרְבּוֹתhoneyדְּבַשׁis notלֹאgood,טוֹבandוְto search outחֵקֶרtheir gloryכְּבֹדָםis glory.כָּבוֹד
Proverbs 25:27
Study it in the app“To eat much honey is not good, and to search out their glory is glory.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 25:27, word by word
- To eatאָכֹלachol
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achol” appears- muchהַרְבּוֹתharbot
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “harbot” appears- honeyדְּבַשׁdevash
honey
Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.
Where else “devash” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- to search outחֵקֶרcheker
unsearchable
Something so deep that no one can come to know it fully.
Where else “cheker” appears- their gloryכְּבֹדָkevoda
glory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “kevoda” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew of the second half is obscure; it literally says “and to search out their glory, glory.” It can be understood that searching out glorious things is honorable (cf. v. 2).
The context
26A muddied spring and a ruined fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 · This verse (above)
28A city broken through, without a wall, is a man who has no restraint for his spirit.