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Proverbs 25
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1These are the miscellaneous instructions of Solomon, which the friends of Ezekias king of Judea copied out.
1These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
2The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honors business.
2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
3Heaven is high, and earth is deep, and a king's heart is unsearchable.
3The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
4Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be made entirely pure.
4Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
5Slay the ungodly from before the king, and his throne shall prosper in righteousness.
5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6Be not boastful in the presence of the king, and remain not in the places of princes;
6Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
7for [it is] better for you that it should be said , Come up to me, than that [one] should humble you in the presence of the prince; speak of that which your eyes have seen.
7For better it is 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.
8Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest you repent at last.
8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
9Whenever your friend shall reproach you, retreat backward, despise [him] not;
9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
10lest your friend continue to reproach you, so your quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to you like death. Favour and friendship set [a man] free, which do you keep for yourself, lest you be made liable to reproach; but take heed to your ways peaceably.
10Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
11[As] a golden apple in a necklace of sardius, so [is it] to speak a [wise] word.
11A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
12In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; [so is] a wise word to an obedient ear.
12As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
13As a fall of snow in the time of harvest is good against heat, so a faithful messenger [refreshes] those that send him; for he helps the souls of his employers.
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.
14As winds and clouds and rains are most evident [objects], so is he that boasts of a false gift .
14Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
15In longsuffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.
15By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
16Having found honey, eat [only] what is enough, lest haply you be filled , and vomit it up.
16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17Enter sparingly into your friend's house, lest he be satiated with your company, and hate you.
17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
18[As] a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.
18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19The way of the wicked and the foot of the transgressor shall perish in an evil day.
19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20As vinegar is bad for a sore, so trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart. As a moth in a garment , and a worm in wood, so the grief of a man hurts the heart.
20As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
21If your enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink;
21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22for so doing you shall heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward you [with] good.
22For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
23The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.
23The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24[It is] better to dwell on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.
24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.
25As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, so [is it] unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.
26A 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; but it is right to honor venerable sayings.
27It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
28As a city whose walls are broken down, and which is unfortified, so is a man who does anything without counsel.
28He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.