Proverbs 25

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Proverbs 25

Similitudes, Instructions

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1} These also are ^(A)proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transcribed.

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It is the glory of God to ^(B)conceal a matter,
But the glory of ^(C)kings is to search out a matter.

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As the heavens for height and the earth for depth,
So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

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Take away the ^(D)dross from the silver,
And there comes out a vessel for the ^(E)smith;

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Take away the ^(F)wicked before the king,
And his ^(G)throne will be established in righteousness.

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Do not claim honor in the presence of the king,
And do not stand in the place of great men;

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For ^(H)it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince,
Whom your eyes have seen.

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Do not go out ^(I)hastily to ^(a)argue your case;
^(b)Otherwise, what will you do in ^(c)the end,
When your neighbor humiliates you?

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^(d)^(J)Argue your case with your neighbor,
And ^(K)do not reveal the secret of another,

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Or he who hears it will reproach you,
And the evil report about you will not ^(e)pass away.

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Like apples of gold in settings of silver
Is a ^(L)word spoken in ^(f)right circumstances.

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Like ^(g)an ^(M)earring of gold and an ^(N)ornament of ^(O)fine gold
Is a wise reprover to a ^(P)listening ear.

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Like the cold of snow in the ^(h)time of harvest
Is a ^(Q)faithful messenger to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.

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Like ^(R)clouds and ^(S)wind without rain
Is a man who boasts ⁽ⁱ⁾of his gifts falsely.

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By ^(j)^(T)forbearance a ruler may be persuaded,
And a soft tongue breaks the bone.

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Have you ^(U)found honey? Eat only ^(k)what you need,
That you not have it in excess and vomit it.

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Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor’s house,
Or he will become ^(l)weary of you and hate you.

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Like a club and a ^(V)sword and a sharp ^(W)arrow
Is a man who bears ^(X)false witness against his neighbor.

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Like a bad tooth and ^(m)an unsteady foot
Is confidence in a ^(Y)faithless man in time of trouble.

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Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on ⁽ⁿ⁾soda,
Is he who sings songs to ^(o)a troubled heart.

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^(Z)If ^(p)your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

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For you will ^(q)heap burning coals on his head,
And ^(AA)the Lord will reward you.

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The north wind brings forth rain,
And a ^(r)^(AB)backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.

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It is ^(AC)better to live in a corner of the roof
Than ^(s)in a house shared with a contentious woman.

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Like cold water to a weary soul,
So is ^(AD)good news from a distant land.

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Like a ^(AE)trampled spring and a ^(t)polluted well
Is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

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It is not good to eat much honey,
Nor is it glory to ^(AF)search out ^(u)one’s own glory.

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Like a ^(AG)city that is broken into and without walls
Is a man ^(AH)who has no control over his spirit.

Footnotes:

a. Proverbs 25:8: ['Lit ', contend]

b. Proverbs 25:8: ['Lit ', Lest]

c. Proverbs 25:8: ['Lit ', its]

d. Proverbs 25:9: ['Lit ', Contend]

e. Proverbs 25:10: ['Lit ', return]

f. Proverbs 25:11: ['Lit ', its]

g. Proverbs 25:12: ['Or ', a nose ring]

h. Proverbs 25:13: ['Lit ', day]

i. Proverbs 25:14: ['Lit ', in a gift of falsehood]

j. Proverbs 25:15: ['Lit ', length of anger]

k. Proverbs 25:16: ['Lit ', your sufficiency]

l. Proverbs 25:17: ['Lit ', surfeited with]

m. Proverbs 25:19: ['Lit ', a slipping foot]

n. Proverbs 25:20: ['I.e. natron']

o. Proverbs 25:20: ['Lit ', an evil]

p. Proverbs 25:21: ['Lit ', one who hates you]

q. Proverbs 25:22: ['Lit ', snatch up]

r. Proverbs 25:23: ['Lit ', tongue of secrecy]

s. Proverbs 25:24: ['Lit ', with a woman of contentions and a house of association]

t. Proverbs 25:26: ['Lit ', ruined]

u. Proverbs 25:27: ['Lit ', their]

Cross references:

A. Proverbs 25:1: Proverbs 1:1

B. Proverbs 25:2: Deuteronomy 29:29; Romans 11:33

C. Proverbs 25:2: Ezra 6:1

D. Proverbs 25:4: Proverbs 26:23; Ezekiel 22:18

E. Proverbs 25:4: Malachi 3:2; Malachi 3:3

F. Proverbs 25:5: Proverbs 20:8

G. Proverbs 25:5: Proverbs 16:12

H. Proverbs 25:7: Luke 14:7-11

I. Proverbs 25:8: Proverbs 17:14; Matthew 5:25

J. Proverbs 25:9: Matthew 18:15

K. Proverbs 25:9: Proverbs 11:13

L. Proverbs 25:11: Proverbs 15:23

M. Proverbs 25:12: Exodus 32:2; Exodus 35:22; Ezekiel 16:12

N. Proverbs 25:12: 2 Samuel 1:24

O. Proverbs 25:12: Job 28:17

P. Proverbs 25:12: Proverbs 15:31; Proverbs 20:12

Q. Proverbs 25:13: Proverbs 13:17

R. Proverbs 25:14: Jude 1:12

S. Proverbs 25:14: Jeremiah 5:13; Micah 2:11

T. Proverbs 25:15: Genesis 32:4; 1 Samuel 25:24

U. Proverbs 25:16: Judges 14:8; 1 Samuel 14:25

V. Proverbs 25:18: Psalm 57:4; Proverbs 12:18

W. Proverbs 25:18: Jeremiah 9:8

X. Proverbs 25:18: Exodus 20:16; Proverbs 24:28

Y. Proverbs 25:19: Job 6:15; Isaiah 36:6

Z. Proverbs 25:21: Exodus 23:4; Exodus 23:5; Matthew 5:44; Romans 12:20

AA. Proverbs 25:22: 2 Samuel 16:12; Matthew 6:4; Matthew 6:6

AB. Proverbs 25:23: Psalm 101:5

AC. Proverbs 25:24: Proverbs 21:9

AD. Proverbs 25:25: Proverbs 15:30

AE. Proverbs 25:26: Ezekiel 32:2; Ezekiel 34:18; Ezekiel 34:19

AF. Proverbs 25:27: Proverbs 27:2; Luke 14:11

AG. Proverbs 25:28: Proverbs 16:32

AH. Proverbs 25:28: Nehemiah 1:3