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 * a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out * a matter.
3. The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
4. Take away * the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth * a vessel for the finer * .
5. Take away * the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established * in righteousness.
6. Put not forth * thyself in the presence of the king, and stand * not in the place of great men:
7. For 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 * .
8. Go not forth * hastily to strive * , lest thou know not what to do * in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame * .
9. Debate * thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover * not a secret to another:
10. Lest he that heareth * it put thee to shame * , and thine infamy turn not away * .
11. A word fitly * spoken * is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
12. As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover * upon an obedient * ear.
13. As 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. Whoso boasteth * himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
15. By long forbearing is a prince persuaded * , and a soft tongue breaketh * the bone.
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 beareth * 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 taketh away * a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth * songs to an heavy heart.
21. If thine enemy * be hungry, give him bread to eat * ; and if he be thirsty,give him water to drink * :
22. For thou shalt heap * coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward * thee.
23. The north wind driveth away * rain: so doth 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. He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down * , and without walls.
