25 Like cold water to a weary soul,
So is (A)good news from a distant land.
26 Like a (B)trampled spring and a [a]polluted well
Is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey,
Nor is it glory to (C)search out [b]one’s own glory.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:26 Lit ruined
  2. Proverbs 25:27 Lit their

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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