Proverbs 25
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Proverbs 25
1¶ These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
2¶ It is the glory of God to conceal the word, but the honour of kings is to search out the word.
3For the height of the heavens and depth of the earth and for the heart of kings, there is no investigation.
4¶ Take away the dross from the silver, and a vessel shall come forth for the finer.
5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6¶ Do not praise thyself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
7for it is better that it be said unto thee, Come up here than that thou should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
8¶ Do not go forth hastily to strive lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof when thy neighbour has put thee to shame.
9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself and do not uncover the secret to another
10lest he that hears it put thee to shame and thine infamy not turn away.
11¶ A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold inscribed with silver.
12 As an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is he who reproves a wise man who has a docile ear.
13¶ As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those that send him, for he refreshes the soul of his master.
14¶ Whosoever boasts in a gift of falsehood is like clouds and wind without rain.
15¶ By long forbearing a prince is persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.
16¶ Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17¶ Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house lest he be weary of thee and so hate thee.
18¶ A man that bears false witness against his neighbour is a maul and a sword and a sharp arrow.
19¶ Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20¶ As he that takes away a garment in cold weather and as vinegar upon soap, so is he that sings songs to a heavy heart.
21¶ If thy enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
22for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
23¶ The north wind drives away rain, so does an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24¶ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25¶ As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26¶ A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain and a corrupt spring.
27¶ It is not good to eat much honey, so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
28¶ The man whose spirit has no restraint is like a city that is broken down and without walls.
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The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
Proverbs 25
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1Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: —
2The honour of God [is] to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.
3The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings — [are] unsearchable.
4Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
5Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.
6Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
7For better [that] he hath said to thee, ‘Come thou up hither,’ Than [that] he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.
8Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?
9Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,
10Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.
11Apples of gold in imagery of silver, [Is] the word spoken at its fit times.
12A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
13As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, [So is] a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.
14Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.
15By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.
16Honey thou hast found — eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated [with] it, and hast vomited it.
17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated [with] thee, and have hated thee.
18A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.
19A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
20Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
21If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.
22For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.
23A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue — indignant faces.
24Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
25[As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country.
26A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.
27The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour — honour.
28A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!
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