Mishlei (Pro) 25
25
1These also are proverbs of Shlomo; the men of Hizkiyah king of Y’hudah copied them out:
2God gets glory from concealing things;
kings get glory from investigating things.
3Like the sky for height or the earth for depth
is the heart of kings — unfathomable.
4Remove the impurities from the silver,
and the smith has material to make a vessel.
5Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,
and his throne will rest firmly on righteousness.
6Don’t put yourself forward in the king’s presence;
don’t take a place among the great.
7For it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than be degraded in the presence of a nobleman.
What your eyes have seen,
8don’t rush to present in a dispute.
For what will you do later on,
if your neighbor puts you to shame?
9Discuss your dispute with your neighbor,
but don’t reveal another person’s secrets.
10If you do, and he hears of it, he will disgrace you,
and your bad reputation will stick.
11Like apples of gold in settings of silver
is a word appropriately spoken.
12Like a gold earring, like a fine gold necklace
is a wise reprover to a receptive ear.
13Like the coldness of snow in the heat of the harvest
is a faithful messenger to the one who sends him;
he refreshes his master’s spirit.
14Like clouds and wind that bring no rain
is he who boasts of gifts he never gives.
15With patience a ruler may be won over,
and a gentle tongue can break bones.
16If you find honey, eat only what you need;
for if you eat too much of it, you may throw it up;
17so don’t visit your neighbor too much,
or he may get his fill of you and come to hate you.
18Like a club, a sword or a sharp arrow
is a person who gives false testimony against a neighbor.
19Relying on an untrustworthy person in a time of trouble
is like [relying on] a broken tooth or an unsteady leg.
20Like removing clothes on a chilly day or like vinegar on soda
is someone who sings songs to a heavy heart.
21If someone who hates you is hungry, give him food to eat;
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22For you will heap fiery coals [of shame] on his head,
and Adonai will reward you.
23The north wind brings rain
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
24It is better to live on a corner of the roof
than to share the house with a nagging wife.
25Like cold water to a person faint from thirst
is good news from a distant land.
26Like a muddied spring or a polluted well
is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.
27It isn’t good to eat too much honey
or to seek honor after honor.
28Like a city breached, without walls,
is a person who lacks self-control.
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1These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing;
But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
3As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth,
So 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 great men:
7For better is it 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 have seen.
8Go not forth hastily to strive,
Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof,
When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.
9Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself,
And disclose not the secret of another;
10Lest he that heareth it revile thee,
And thine infamy turn not away.
11A word fitly spoken
Is like apples of gold in network of silver.
12 As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,
So is a wise reprover upon an obedient 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.
14 As clouds and wind without rain,
So is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.
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 filled therewith, and vomit it.
17Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor’s house,
Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.
18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor
Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble
Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20 As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda,
So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head,
And Jehovah will reward thee.
23The north wind bringeth forth rain;
So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,
Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul,
So is good news from a far country.
26 As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring,
So is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
27It is not good to eat much honey;
So for men to search out their own glory is grievous.
28He whose spirit is without restraint
Is like a city that is broken down and without walls.
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