Proverbs 25

More Proverbs of Solomon

1These are other proverbs of Solomon # 1Ki 4:32; Pr 1:1 which the men of King Hezekiah of Judah copied.

2It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,

but the honor of kings is to search out a matter. # Dt 29:29; Job 29:16

3The heavens for height, and the earth for depth,

so the heart of kings is unsearchable.

4Take away the dross from the silver,

and there will come forth a vessel for the silversmith. # 2Ti 2:20–21

5Take away the wicked from before the king,

and his throne will be established in righteousness. # Pr 16:12; 20:8

6Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king,

do not stand in the place of the great;

7for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”

than to be put lower in the presence of the prince.

Whom your eyes have seen

8do not hastily bring into court, # Pr 17:14; Mt 5:25

lest you know not what to do in the end,

when your neighbor has put you to shame.

9Plead your cause with your neighbor himself,

and betray not a confidence to another, # Pr 11:13

10lest he who hears it puts you to shame,

and your ill repute have no end.

11A word fitly spoken # Pr 15:23; Isa 50:4

is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

12Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold,

so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear. # Ps 141:5

13Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest,

so is a faithful envoy to those who send him;

he refreshes the soul of his masters. # Pr 13:17

14Like clouds and wind without the rain,

so is he who boasts himself of a false gift. # Pr 20:6

15With patience is a prince persuaded, # Ecc 10:4

and a gentle tongue will break a bone. # Pr 15:1

16Have you found honey? Eat only as much as is sufficient for you,

lest you be filled with it and vomit it out. # Pr 25:27

17Let your foot seldom be in your neighbor’s house,

lest he become weary of you and so hate you.

18Like a club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow, # Ps 57:4; Pr 12:18

so is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

19Like a bad tooth or a foot out of joint, # Isa 36:6

so is confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble.

20Like he who takes away a garment on a cold day,

or like vinegar on a wound,

so is he who sings songs to a heavy heart. # Ro 12:15

21If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,

and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, # Ex 23:4–5; Mt 5:44

22for you will heap hot coals on his head,

and the Lord will reward you. # 2Sa 16:12; Ro 12:20

23The north wind brings forth rain,

and a backbiting tongue, # Ps 101:5 an angry countenance.

24It is better to live in a corner of the housetop

than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. # Pr 21:9

25Like cold water to a thirsty soul,

so is good news from a far country. # Pr 15:30

26Like a muddy spring or a polluted fountain

is a righteous man who falters before the wicked.

27It is not good to eat much honey;

so for men to seek their own glory is not glorious. # Pr 27:2

28He who has no rule over his own spirit # Pr 16:32

is like a city that is broken down and without walls.

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Proverbs 25

1These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed.

2It is the glory of God#GodHebrew: Elohim to conceal a thing; but the glory of kings is to search out a thing. 3The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

4Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner: 5take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

6Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great; 7for better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes see.

8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. 9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, but reveal not the secret of another; 10lest he that heareth it disgrace thee, and thine evil report turn not away.

11 As apples of gold in pictures of silver, is a word spoken in season. 12An ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, is a wise reprover upon an attentive ear.

13As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

14Clouds and wind without rain, so is a man that boasteth himself of a false gift.

15By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

16Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit it.

17Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee and hate thee.

18A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.

19A broken tooth, and a tottering foot, is confidence in an unfaithful man in the day of trouble.

20 As he that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a sad heart.

21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: 22for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and Jehovah shall reward thee.

23The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

24It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.

25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

26A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

27It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is itself a weight.

28He that hath no rule over his own spirit is as a city broken down, without walls.

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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.

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