25Proverbs 25

1Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: --Select Proverbs 25:1

2The honour of God is to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.Select Proverbs 25:2

3The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings-- are unsearchable.Select Proverbs 25:3

4Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,Select Proverbs 25:4

5Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.Select Proverbs 25:5

6Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.Select Proverbs 25:6

7For better that he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,' Than that he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.Select Proverbs 25:7

8Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?Select Proverbs 25:8

9Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,Select Proverbs 25:9

10Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.Select Proverbs 25:10

11Apples of gold in imagery of silver, Is the word spoken at its fit times.Select Proverbs 25:11

12A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, Is the wise reprover to an attentive ear.Select Proverbs 25:12

13As 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.Select Proverbs 25:13

14Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.Select Proverbs 25:14

15By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.Select Proverbs 25:15

16Honey thou hast found--eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated with it, and hast vomited it.Select Proverbs 25:16

17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated with thee, and have hated thee.Select Proverbs 25:17

18A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, Is the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.Select Proverbs 25:18

19A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, Is the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.Select Proverbs 25:19

20Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, Is as vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.Select Proverbs 25:20

21If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.Select Proverbs 25:21

22For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.Select Proverbs 25:22

23A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue--indignant faces.Select Proverbs 25:23

24Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than with a woman of contentions, and a house of company.Select Proverbs 25:24

25As cold waters for a weary soul, So is a good report from a far country.Select Proverbs 25:25

26A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, Is the righteous falling before the wicked.Select Proverbs 25:26

27The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour--honour.Select Proverbs 25:27

28A city broken down without walls, Is a man without restraint over his spirit!Select Proverbs 25:28