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Proverbs 25:25-27
Evangelical Heritage Version

25 Good news from a distant country is
like cold water for a weary soul.
26 A righteous person who is swayed by the wicked
is a muddied spring or a polluted fountain.
27 Eating too much honey is not good,
and people seeking their own glory is not glorious.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 25:27 The line is cryptic.
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Proverbs 25:25-27
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25 Like cold water to a weary soul
    is good news from a distant land.(A)
26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well
    are the righteous who give way to the wicked.

27 It is not good to eat too much honey,(B)
    nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.(C)

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