Proverbs 25 : 1 (MKJV)
These are also proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
Proverbs 25 : 2 (MKJV)
The glory of God is to hide a thing; but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
Proverbs 25 : 3 (MKJV)
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, but the heart of kings is without searching.
Proverbs 25 : 4 (MKJV)
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the refiner.
Proverbs 25 : 5 (MKJV)
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be founded in righteousness.
Proverbs 25 : 6 (MKJV)
Do not put yourself forth in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of the great;
Proverbs 25 : 7 (MKJV)
for it is better that it should be said to you, Come up here, than that you should be put lower in the presence of a noble whom your eyes have seen.
Proverbs 25 : 8 (MKJV)
Do not go forth quickly to fight, lest you know not what to do in the end of it, when your neighbor has put you to shame.
Proverbs 25 : 9 (MKJV)
Debate your cause with your neighbor; and do not uncover a secret to another,
Proverbs 25 : 10 (MKJV)
lest he who hears it put you to shame, and your evil report turn not away.
Proverbs 25 : 11 (MKJV)
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Proverbs 25 : 12 (MKJV)
As a ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon a hearing ear.
Proverbs 25 : 13 (MKJV)
Like cold snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to his senders; for he makes return to his master's soul.
Proverbs 25 : 14 (MKJV)
A man boasting himself in a false gift is like clouds and wind, but no rain.
Proverbs 25 : 15 (MKJV)
In being slow to anger a ruler is won over, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.
Proverbs 25 : 16 (MKJV)
Have you found honey? Eat only as much as is enough for you, lest you be filled with it and vomit it.
Proverbs 25 : 17 (MKJV)
Withdraw your foot from your neighbor's house, lest he be weary of you and hate you.
Proverbs 25 : 18 (MKJV)
A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Proverbs 25 : 19 (MKJV)
Trust in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Proverbs 25 : 20 (MKJV)
As he who takes away a garment in cold weather, as vinegar upon niter, so is he who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Proverbs 25 : 21 (MKJV)
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
Proverbs 25 : 22 (MKJV)
for you shall heap coals of fire upon his head, and Jehovah shall reward you.
Proverbs 25 : 23 (MKJV)
The north wind drives away rain; so does an angry face a backbiting tongue.
Proverbs 25 : 24 (MKJV)
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than with a quarreling woman and to share a house.
Proverbs 25 : 25 (MKJV)
Like cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
Proverbs 25 : 26 (MKJV)
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is like a troubled fountain and a rotten spring.
Proverbs 25 : 27 (MKJV)
It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Proverbs 25 : 28 (MKJV)
He who has no rule over his own spirit is like a broken down city without a wall.
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