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
25
More Proverbs of Solomon
1#Pr 1:1; 1Ki 4:32These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied.
2#Dt 29:29; Job 29:16 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing,
but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
3As the heaven for height, and the earth for depth,
so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
4#2Ti 2:20–21 Take away the dross from the silver,
and there will come forth a vessel for the refiner.
5#Pr 16:12; 20:8 Take away the wicked from before the king,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.
6Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king,
and do not stand in the place of 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.
8#Mt 5:25; Pr 17:14 Do not go forth hastily to strive;
lest you do not know what to do in the end,
when your neighbor has put you to shame.
9#Pr 11:13 Debate your cause with your neighbor himself,
and do not disclose a secret to another;
10lest he who hears it put you to shame,
and your reputation be ruined.
11#Pr 15:23; Isa 50:4 A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
12#Ps 141:5 As an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold,
so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.
13#Pr 13:17 As 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.
14#Pr 20:6 Whoever boasts himself of a false gift
is like clouds and wind without rain.
15#Pr 15:1; Ecc 10:4 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded,
and a soft tongue breaks the bone.
16#Pr 25:27 Have you found honey? Eat only as much as is sufficient for you,
lest you be filled with it and vomit it.
17Withdraw your foot from your neighbor’s house,
lest he be weary of you and so hate you.
18#Ps 57:4; Pr 12:18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19#Isa 36:6 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble
is like a broken tooth and a foot out of joint.
20#Ro 12:15 As he who takes away a garment in cold weather,
and as vinegar on soda,
so is he who sings songs to a heavy heart.
21#Ex 23:4–5; Mt 5:44 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22#2Sa 16:12 for you will heap coals of fire upon his head,
and the Lord will reward you.
23#Ps 101:5 The north wind brings rain,
and a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
24#Pr 21:9 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop
than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
25#Pr 15:30 As cold waters to a thirsty soul,
so is good news from a far country.
26A righteous man falling down before the wicked
is as a troubled fountain and a corrupt spring.
27#Pr 27:2 It is not good to eat much honey;
so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
28#Pr 16:32 He who has no rule over his own spirit
is like a city that is broken down and without walls.
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