chapter_Proverbs_25
Proverbs 25:1: Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: &#8212; 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 &#8212; 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 &#8212; 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 &#8212; 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 &#8212; honour. Proverbs 25:28: A city broken down without walls, Is a man without restraint over his spirit!
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