Proverbs 25
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More of Solomon's Proverbs
1Here are more of Solomon's proverbs, copied by men at the court of King Hezekiah of Judah.
2We honour God for what he conceals; we honour kings for what they explain.
3You never know what a king is thinking; his thoughts are beyond us, like the heights of the sky or the depths of the ocean.
4Take the impurities out of silver and the artist can produce a thing of beauty. 5Keep evil advisers away from the king and his government will be known for its justice.
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Lk 14.8–10
When you stand before the king, don't try to impress him and pretend to be important. 7It is better to be asked to take a higher position than to be told to give your place to someone more important.
8Don't be too quick to go to court about something you have seen. If another witness later proves you wrong, what will you do then?
9If you and your neighbour have a difference of opinion, settle it between yourselves and do not reveal any secrets. 10Otherwise everyone will learn that you can't keep a secret, and you will never live down the shame.
11An idea well expressed is like a design of gold, set in silver.
12A warning given by an experienced person to someone willing to listen is more valuable than gold rings or jewellery made of the finest gold.
13A reliable messenger is refreshing to the one who sends him, like cold water in the heat of harvest time.
14People who promise things that they never give are like clouds and wind that bring no rain.
15Patient persuasion can break down the strongest resistance and can even convince rulers.
16Never eat more honey than you need; too much may make you vomit. 17Don't visit your neighbours too often; they may get tired of you and come to hate you.
18A false accusation is as deadly as a sword, a club, or a sharp arrow.
19Depending on an unreliable person in a crisis is like trying to chew with a loose tooth or walk with a crippled foot.
20Singing to a person who is depressed is like taking off his clothes on a cold day or like rubbing salt in a wound.
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Rom 12.20
If your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them a drink. 22You will make them burn with shame, and the LORD will reward you.
23Gossip brings anger just as surely as the north wind brings rain.
24Better to live on the roof than share the house with a nagging wife.
25Finally, hearing good news from a distant land is like a drink of cold water when you are dry and thirsty.
26A good person who gives in to someone who is evil reminds you of a polluted spring or a poisoned well.
27Too much honey is bad for you, and so is trying to win too much praise.#25.27 Probable text and so… praise; Hebrew unclear.
28If you cannot control your anger, you are as helpless as a city without walls, open to attack.
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Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 25
25
1These too are proverbs of Shelomoh which the men of Ḥizqiyah sovereign of Yehuḏah copied:
2It is the esteem of Elohim to hide a matter, And the esteem of sovereigns to search out a matter.
3The heavens for height and the earth for depth, But the heart of sovereigns is unsearchable.
4Take away the dross from silver, And a vessel comes forth for the refiner.
5Take away the wrong from before the sovereign, And his throne is established in righteousness.
6Do not exalt yourself before a sovereign, And do not stand in the place of great men;
7For it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” Than that you should be put lower Before a noble whom your eyes have seen.
8Do not go forth to strive in haste, For what would you do in the end, When your neighbour has put you to shame?
9Plead your case with your neighbour himself, And do not disclose the secret of another;
10Lest he who hears it put you to shame, And your evil report turn not back.
11A word spoken at the right time Is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
12A ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, Is a wise one’s reproof to an ear that hears.
13Like the cold of snow in time of harvest Is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him, For he refreshes the life of his masters.
14He who boasts of his gifts falsely Is like clouds and wind without rain.
15Through patience a ruler is persuaded, And a soft tongue shatters a bone.
16Have you found honey? Eat only as much as you need, Lest you be satisfied with it and vomit.
17Make your foot rare in your neighbour’s house, Lest he gets enough of you and hate you.
18A man bearing false witness against his neighbour Is like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow.
19Trust in a treacherous man in time of distress Is like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint.
20One who takes away a garment in cold weather, Is like vinegar on soda, And a singer of songs on an evil heart.
21If your enemy is hungry give him bread to eat, And if he is thirsty give him water to drink,
22For you are heaping coals of fire on his head, And יהוה rewards you.
23The north wind brings rain, And a secret tongue an enraged face.
24It is better to dwell in a corner of a roof, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
25Like cold water to a parched throat, Is good news from a distant land.
26A righteous man who gives way before the wrong, Is like a muddied spring and a ruined fountain.
27It is not good to eat much honey. Is it esteem to seek one’s own esteem?
28A man who has no control over his spirit Is like a broken-down city without a wall.
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