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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Proverbs 25
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Proverbs 25
1¶ These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
2¶ It is the glory of God to conceal the word, but the honour of kings is to search out the word.
3For the height of the heavens and depth of the earth and for the heart of kings, there is no investigation.
4¶ Take away the dross from the silver, and a vessel shall come forth for the finer.
5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6¶ Do not praise thyself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
7for it is better that it be said unto thee, Come up here than that thou should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
8¶ Do not go forth hastily to strive lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof when thy neighbour has put thee to shame.
9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself and do not uncover the secret to another
10lest he that hears it put thee to shame and thine infamy not turn away.
11¶ A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold inscribed with silver.
12 As an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is he who reproves a wise man who has a docile ear.
13¶ As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those that send him, for he refreshes the soul of his master.
14¶ Whosoever boasts in a gift of falsehood is like clouds and wind without rain.
15¶ By long forbearing a prince is persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.
16¶ Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17¶ Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house lest he be weary of thee and so hate thee.
18¶ A man that bears false witness against his neighbour is a maul and a sword and a sharp arrow.
19¶ Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20¶ As he that takes away a garment in cold weather and as vinegar upon soap, so is he that sings songs to a heavy heart.
21¶ If thy enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
22for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
23¶ The north wind drives away rain, so does an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24¶ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25¶ As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26¶ A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain and a corrupt spring.
27¶ It is not good to eat much honey, so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
28¶ The man whose spirit has no restraint is like a city that is broken down and without walls.
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