Proverbs 25:1
Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: --
Proverbs 25:2
The honour of God is to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.
Proverbs 25:3
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings-- are unsearchable.
Proverbs 25:4
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
Proverbs 25:5
Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.
Proverbs 25:6
Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
Proverbs 25:7
For better that he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,' Than that he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.
Proverbs 25:8
Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?
Proverbs 25:9
Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,
Proverbs 25:10
Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.
Proverbs 25:11
Apples of gold in imagery of silver, Is the word spoken at its fit times.
Proverbs 25:12
A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, Is the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
Proverbs 25:13
As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, So is a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.
Proverbs 25:14
Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.
Proverbs 25:15
By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.
Proverbs 25:16
Honey thou hast found--eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated with it, and hast vomited it.
Proverbs 25:17
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated with thee, and have hated thee.
Proverbs 25:18
A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, Is the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.
Proverbs 25:19
A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, Is the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
Proverbs 25:20
Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, Is as vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
Proverbs 25:21
If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.
Proverbs 25:22
For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.
Proverbs 25:23
A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue--indignant faces.
Proverbs 25:24
Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than with a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
Proverbs 25:25
As cold waters for a weary soul, So is a good report from a far country.
Proverbs 25:26
A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, Is the righteous falling before the wicked.
Proverbs 25:27
The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour--honour.
Proverbs 25:28
A city broken down without walls, Is a man without restraint over his spirit!