Proverbs 25 : 1 (YLT)
Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: --
Proverbs 25 : 2 (YLT)
The honour of God *is to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.
Proverbs 25 : 3 (YLT)
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings -- *are unsearchable.
Proverbs 25 : 4 (YLT)
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
Proverbs 25 : 5 (YLT)
Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.
Proverbs 25 : 6 (YLT)
Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
Proverbs 25 : 7 (YLT)
For better *that he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,` Than that he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.
Proverbs 25 : 8 (YLT)
Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?
Proverbs 25 : 9 (YLT)
Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,
Proverbs 25 : 10 (YLT)
Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.
Proverbs 25 : 11 (YLT)
Apples of gold in imagery of silver, *Is the word spoken at its fit times.
Proverbs 25 : 12 (YLT)
A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, *Is the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
Proverbs 25 : 13 (YLT)
As 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.
Proverbs 25 : 14 (YLT)
Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, *Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.
Proverbs 25 : 15 (YLT)
By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.
Proverbs 25 : 16 (YLT)
Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated *with it, and hast vomited it.
Proverbs 25 : 17 (YLT)
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour`s house, Lest he be satiated *with thee, and have hated thee.
Proverbs 25 : 18 (YLT)
A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, *Is the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.
Proverbs 25 : 19 (YLT)
A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, *Is the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
Proverbs 25 : 20 (YLT)
Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, *Is as vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
Proverbs 25 : 21 (YLT)
If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.
Proverbs 25 : 22 (YLT)
For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.
Proverbs 25 : 23 (YLT)
A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue -- indignant faces.
Proverbs 25 : 24 (YLT)
Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than *with a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
Proverbs 25 : 25 (YLT)
*As cold waters for a weary soul, So is a good report from a far country.
Proverbs 25 : 26 (YLT)
A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, *Is the righteous falling before the wicked.
Proverbs 25 : 27 (YLT)
The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one`s own honour -- honour.
Proverbs 25 : 28 (YLT)
A city broken down without walls, *Is a man without restraint over his spirit!
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