Proverbs 25 (TRV)
From Textus Receptus
- 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 honor 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 will come forth a vessel for the refiner.
- 5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
- 6 Do not promote yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
- 7 Because, 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 Do not go proceed suddenly to argue; lest you do not know what to do in the end of it, when your neighbor has put you to shame.
- 9 Debate your cause with your neighbor himself, and do not disclose a secret to another;
- 10 In case he who hears it put you to shame, and your infamy does not turn away.
- 11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
- 12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.
- 13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him, because he refreshes the soul of his masters.
- 14 Whoever falsely boasts of giving is like clouds and wind without rain.
- 15 Through long forbearance is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.
- 16 Have you found honey? Eat only as much as you need, lest you be filled with it and vomit it.
- 17 Remove your foot from your neighbor’s house, lest he be weary of you and then hate you.
- 18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club, 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 Like one who takes away a garment in cold weather, and like vinegar on soda, so is he who sings songs to a heavy heart.
- 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
- 22 because you will heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward you.
- 23 The north wind drives rain away, so does an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
- 24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than with a contentious woman and in a shared house.
- 25 Like cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
- 26 A righteous man faltering before the wicked is like a disturbed fountain and a polluted spring.
- 27 It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to seek their own glory is not glory.
- 28 He who has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls.
