Proverbs 25 : 1 (AKJV)
These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
Proverbs 25 : 2 (AKJV)
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
Proverbs 25 : 3 (AKJV)
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Proverbs 25 : 4 (AKJV)
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Proverbs 25 : 5 (AKJV)
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 25 : 6 (AKJV)
Put not forth yourself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
Proverbs 25 : 7 (AKJV)
For better it is 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.
Proverbs 25 : 8 (AKJV)
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest you know not what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbor has put you to shame.
Proverbs 25 : 9 (AKJV)
Debate your cause with your neighbor himself; and discover not a secret to another:
Proverbs 25 : 10 (AKJV)
Lest he that hears it put you to shame, and your infamy turn not away.
Proverbs 25 : 11 (AKJV)
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Proverbs 25 : 12 (AKJV)
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover on an obedient ear.
Proverbs 25 : 13 (AKJV)
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.
Proverbs 25 : 14 (AKJV)
Whoever boasts himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
Proverbs 25 : 15 (AKJV)
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.
Proverbs 25 : 16 (AKJV)
Have you found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for you, lest you be filled therewith, and vomit it.
Proverbs 25 : 17 (AKJV)
Withdraw your foot from your neighbor's house; lest he be weary of you, and so hate you.
Proverbs 25 : 18 (AKJV)
A man that bears false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Proverbs 25 : 19 (AKJV)
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Proverbs 25 : 20 (AKJV)
As he that takes away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar on nitre, so is he that singes songs to an heavy heart.
Proverbs 25 : 21 (AKJV)
If your enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
Proverbs 25 : 22 (AKJV)
For you shall heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD shall reward you.
Proverbs 25 : 23 (AKJV)
The north wind drives away rain: so does an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
Proverbs 25 : 24 (AKJV)
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Proverbs 25 : 25 (AKJV)
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
Proverbs 25 : 26 (AKJV)
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Proverbs 25 : 27 (AKJV)
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Proverbs 25 : 28 (AKJV)
He that has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
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