Proverbs - Chapter 25 - King James 2000
- These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied.
- It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
- The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
- Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the refiner.
- Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
- Put not forth yourself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
- For better it is that it be said unto you, Come up here; than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen.
- Go not forth hastily to court, lest you know not what to do in the end, when your neighbor has put you to shame.
- Debate your cause with your neighbor himself; and disclose not a secret to another:
- Lest he that hears it put you to shame, and the evil report turns not away.
- A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
- As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
- As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
- Whosoever boasts about himself of a gift not given is like clouds and wind without rain.
- By long patience is a prince persuaded, and a gentle tongue breaks the bone.
- Have you found honey? eat only as much as is sufficient for you, lest you be filled with it, and vomit it.
- Withdraw your foot from your neighbor's house; lest he be weary of you, and so hate you.
- A man that bears false witness against his neighbor is a club, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
- Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
- As he that takes away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, so is he that sings songs to a heavy heart.
- If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink:
- For you shall heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward you.
- The north wind brings forth rain: so does a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
- It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a whole house.
- As cold water is to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
- A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a muddied fountain, and a polluted spring.
- It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search out their own glory is not glory.
- He that has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.