Holy Scripture
Proverbs 25:27
A church father on this verse
“"As he who eats much honey," etc. For the sweetness of honey, if more than is necessary is consumed, where the mouth delights, from there the life of the eater is harmed. Sweet also is the inquiry of majesty; but he who seeks this more than the recognition of humanity allows, that same glory of it crushes him, because…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
27It is not good to eat much honey; But it is right to honor venerable sayings.
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In context
25As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, So is a good message from a land far off.
26As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, So is it unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.
— Proverbs 25:27 —
28As a city whose walls are broken down, and which is unfortified, So is a man who does anything without counsel.