Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 25
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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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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 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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