PROV 25:1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed.
PROV 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; but the glory of kings is to search out a thing.
PROV 25:3 The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
PROV 25:4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:
PROV 25:5 take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
PROV 25:6 Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great;
PROV 25:7 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 see.
PROV 25:8 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.
PROV 25:9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, but reveal not the secret of another;
PROV 25:10 lest he that heareth [it] disgrace thee, and thine evil report turn not away.
PROV 25:11 [As] apples of gold in pictures of silver, is a word spoken in season.
PROV 25:12 An ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, is a wise reprover upon an attentive ear.
PROV 25:13 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.
PROV 25:14 Clouds and wind without rain, [so] is a man that boasteth himself of a false gift.
PROV 25:15 By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
PROV 25:16 Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit it.
PROV 25:17 Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee and hate thee.
PROV 25:18 A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.
PROV 25:19 A broken tooth, and a tottering foot, is confidence in an unfaithful [man] in the day of trouble.
PROV 25:20 [As] he that taketh off a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a sad heart.
PROV 25:21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
PROV 25:22 for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and Jehovah shall reward thee.
PROV 25:23 The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
PROV 25:24 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.
PROV 25:25 [As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
PROV 25:26 A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous [man] that giveth way before the wicked.
PROV 25:27 It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is [itself] a weight.
PROV 25:28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is [as] a city broken down, without walls.