² tn Heb “and the investigation of their glory is not glory.” This line is difficult to understand but it forms an analogy to honey—glory, like honey, is good, but not to excess. The LXX rendered this, “it is proper to honor notable sayings.” A. A. MacIntosh suggests, “He who searches for glory will be distressed” (“A Note on Prov 25:27, ” VT 20 [1970]: 112-14). G. E. Bryce has “to search out difficult things is glorious” (“Another Wisdom ‘Book’ in Proverbs,” JBL 91 (1972): 145-47). R. C. Van Leeuwen suggests, “to seek difficult things is as glory” (“Proverbs 25:27 Once Again,” VT 36 [1986]: 105-14). The Hebrew is cryptic, but not unintelligible: “seeking their glory [is not] glory.” It is saying that seeking one’s own glory is dishonorable.

¹ tn The Hebrew term תִּפְאֶרֶת (tifʾeret) means “beauty; glory”; in a context like this it means “honor” in the sense of glorying or boasting (BDB 802 s.v. 3.b).

¹ tn Grk “glory”; but often in the sense of splendor, brightness, or radiance (see L&N 14.49).

⁴ tn Grk “our Lord Jesus Christ of glory.” Here δόξης (doxēs) has been translated as an attributive genitive.

² tn Grk “the light of the knowledge of the glory”; δόξης (doxēs) has been translated as an attributive genitive.

³ tn Grk “Give glory to God” (an idiomatic formula used in placing someone under oath to tell the truth).

² tn Or “honor” (Grk “glory,” in the sense of respect or honor accorded to a person because of their status).

¹ tn Or “honor” (Grk “glory,” in the sense of respect or honor accorded to a person because of their status).

² tn Or “honor” (Grk “glory,” in the sense of respect or honor accorded to a person because of their status).

¹ tn Heb “greater will be the latter splendor of this house than the former”; NAB “greater will be the future glory.”

⁵ tn Heb “like the glory of man to sit [in] a house”; NIV “that it may dwell in a shrine.”

² sn The metaphor of the “crown” emphasizes that such a wife is a symbol of honor and glory.

¹ tn Heb “the splendor of the glory of your majesty, and the matters of your amazing deeds I will ponder.”

¹ tn Heb “the glory of your name.” Here and in the following line “name” stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

¹ tn Heb “and gave to him glory of kingship which there was not concerning every king before him over Israel.”

² tn The vav (ו) on the noun “glory” indicates a strong contrast, one that interrupts their threatened attack.

³ tn For the comments on this verb see the discussion in v. 4. God would get glory by defeating Egypt.

³ tn Heb “from their children you take my glory forever.” The yod (י) ending on הֲדָרִי (hadari) is usually taken as a first person common singular suffix (“my glory”). But it may be the archaic genitive ending (“glory of”) in the construct expression “glory of perpetuity,” that is, “perpetual glory.” In either case, this probably refers to the dignity or honor the Lord bestowed on each Israelite family by giving them a share of his land to be inherited perpetually from one generation to another within each family. The term הָדָר (hadar) may refer to possessions that a person prizes (Lam 1:6).

³ tn Or “moral excellence,” “virtue”; this is the same word used in v. 3 (“the one who has called us by his own glory and excellence”).

² sn That you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. For Paul the ultimate stage of salvation is glorification (Rom 8:30).