Proverbs 25
25
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 hearts of kings are unsearchable.
4Take away the dross from the silver,
and material comes out for the refiner.
5Take away the wicked from the king’s presence,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.
6Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king,
or claim a place among great men;
7for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince,
whom your eyes have seen.
8Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court.
What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?
9Debate your case with your neighbor,
and don’t betray the confidence of another,
10lest one who hears it put you to shame,
and your bad reputation never depart.
11A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
12As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,
so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.
13As the cold of snow in the time of harvest,
so is a faithful messenger to those who send him;
for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
14As clouds and wind without rain,
so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.
15By patience a ruler is persuaded.
A soft tongue breaks the bone.
16Have you found honey?
Eat as much as is sufficient for you,
lest you eat too much, and vomit it.
17Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house,
lest he be weary of you, and hate you.
18A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor
is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
19Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble
is like a bad tooth or a lame foot.
20As one who takes away a garment in cold weather,
or vinegar on soda,
so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat.
If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22for you will heap coals of fire on his head,
and Yahweh will reward you.
23The north wind produces rain;
so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop
than to share a house with a contentious woman.
25Like cold water to a thirsty soul,
so is good news from a far country.
26Like a muddied spring and a polluted well,
so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27It is not good to eat much honey,
nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.
28Like a city that is broken down and without walls
is a man whose spirit is without restraint.
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Mishle 25
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1These are also mishlei Sh'lomo, which the anashim of Chizkiyah Melech Yehudah copied out:
2It is the Kavod Elohim to conceal a thing, but the kavod melachim is to search out a matter.
3The Shomayim for height, and Eretz for depth, so the lev melachim is unsearchable.
4Take away the dross from the kesef, and there shall come forth a vessel for the tzoref (silversmith);
5Take away the rasha from before Melech, and his kisse shall be established in tzedek.
6Do not exalt thyself in the presence of Melech, and stand not in the makom (place) of gedolim;
7For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up here, than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the noble whom thine eynayim have seen.
8Go not forth hastily to bring a lawsuit, lest thou know not what to do in the acharit thereof, when thy re'a hath put thee to shame.
9Plead thy cause with thy re'a himself; and betray not a sod (confidence) to another,
10Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and the evil report of thee never depart.
11A word aptly spoken is like tapukhim (apples) of zahav in settings of kesef.
12As a nezem (earring) of zahav, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a mochi'ach chacham (a wise reprover) upon an obedient ozen.
13As the cold of sheleg (snow) in the yom katzir (day of harvest), so is a tzir ne'eman (faithful envoy) to them that send him; for he refresheth the nefesh of his adonim.
14He who boasteth falsely of giving is like clouds and ruach (wind) without geshem (rain).
15By forbearance is a katzin (ruler) persuaded, and a gentle lashon breaketh the bone.
16Hast thou found devash? Eat only as much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it out.
17Let thy regel (foot) seldom be in thy neighborʼs bais; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
18An ish that beareth ed sheker (false witness) against his re'a is a club, and a cherev, and a sharp khetz (arrow).
19Confidence in a boged in the yom tzarah is like a shen ra'ah (bad tooth), and a regel out of joint.
20As he that taketh away a beged (garment) on a cold day, and as chometz (vinegar) upon lye, so is he that singeth shirim (songs) to a lev rah (heavy heart).#25:20 i.e., depressed person
21If thine enemy be hungry, give him lechem to eat, and if he be thirsty, give him mayim to drink;
22For so shalt thou heap hot coals upon his rosh, and Hashem shall reward thee.
23The ruach tzafon (north wind) brings forth geshem; so doth a lashon seter (backbiting tongue) bring an angry countenance.
24It is better to dwell in the corner of the gag (roof), than in a bais shared with a quarrelsome isha.
25As cold mayim to a weary nefesh, so is good news from a far country.
26A tzaddik who falters before the rasha is like a muddy spring, and a polluted makor (fountain).
27It is not tov to eat much devash; so for men to seek their own kavod is not glory.
28He that hath no rule over his own ruach is like an ir that is broken down, and without a chomah (wall).
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