Proverbs 25:1-Proverbs 29:27 - More Proverbs Of Solomon
1 Also these the proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed.
2 The glory of God to conceal the word: and the glory of kings to search the word. 3 The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings not searched out
4 Take ye away the dross from the silver, and a vessel shall come forth for the goldsmith. 5 Take ye away the unjust one from before the king, and his throne shall be prepared in justice.
6 Thou shalt not show thyself proud before the king, and thou shalt not stand in the place of the great. 7 For good to say to thee, Come up hither, rather than humbling thyself before the noble whom thine eye saw.
8 Thou shalt not go forth hastily to strive, lest what thou shalt do in its latter state in thy neighbor putting thee to shame. 9 Contend thy contention with thy neighbor; and thou shalt not reveal the secret of another: 10 Lest he hearing shall reproach thee, and thine infamy shall not turn away.
11 Apples of gold in images of silver is the word spoken upon its wheels. 12 An earring of gold and a necklace of gold, the wise one reproving upon the hearing ear.
13 As the cold of snow in the day of harvest a faithful messenger to those sending him: he shall restore the soul of his lord.
14 Clouds and wind and not rain, a man boasting in a gift of falsehood. 15 In slowness to anger shall the prince be persuaded, and the soft tongue shall break the bones. 16 Thou didst find honey; eat thy sufficiency, lest thou shalt be satiated, and thou vomit it forth. 17 Make rare thy foot from thy neighbor's house, lest he shall be satiated with thee, and hate thee.
18 A mallet and a sword and an arrow sharpened, the man answering against his neighbor testimony of falsehood. 19 A bad tooth and a wavering foot, the confidence of the faithless one in the day of straits
20 He removing a covering in the day of cold, and vinegar upon nitre, and he singing in songs to an evil heart.
21 If thine enemy hunger, give him bread to eat; and if he thirst, give him water to drink: 22 For thou tookest up coals of fire upon his head, and Jehovah will recompense to thee.
23 The north wind will set free the rain, and an angry face, a hidden tongue. 24 Good to dwell upon a corner of the roof rather than with a woman of strifes and a house of community. 25 Cold waters to the fainting soul, and a good message from a land far off. 26 A fountain trampled down, and a fountain corrupted, the just one turned aside before the unjust one. 27 To eat much honey is not good: and to seek out their honor, not honor. 28 A city being broken down, and not a wall, a man who restrains not to his spirit.
1 As snow in summer and as rain in harvest., so honor not becoming to the foolish one. 2 As the sparrow for wandering, as the swallow for flying, so the curse shall not come in vain. 3 A whip for the horse, the curb for the ass, and the rod for the back of the foolish. 4 Thou shalt not answer the foolish according to his folly lest thou shalt be like to him. 5 Answer the foolish according to his folly lest he shall be wise in his own eyes. 6 He drank violence, cutting off the feet, sending words by the hand of the foolish one. 7 The legs of the lame were weak, and a parable in the mouth of the foolish. 8 As a bundle of stones in a heap of stones, so he giving honor to the foolish one. 9 A thorn going up into the hand of a drunkard, a parable in the mouth of the foolish. 10 The great one piercing all, and he hired the foolish one, and those passing by. 11 As a dog turned back upon his vomit, the foolish one repeated in his folly. 12 Sawest thou a man wise in his eyes? hope is for the foolish one more than for him.
13 The slothful one said, A lion in the way; a lion between the broad places. 14 A door will turn upon its hinge, and the slothful upon his bed. 15 The slothful one hid his hand in the dish; he was weary to turn it back to his mouth. 16 The slothful one is wise in his eyes more than seven turning back a reason.
17 Laying hold upon the ears of a dog, he passing by overflowing upon strife not to him. 18 As a madman casting fiery darts, arrows and death, 19 So the man deceiving his neighbor and saying, Am I not sporting?
20 In the ceasing of wood, fire will go out: and in not being a tale-bearer, strife will subside. 21 As charcoal to burning coals and woods to fire, and a man of strifes to kindle strife. 22 The words of a tale-bearer as dainty morsels, and they will go down to the chambers of the belly.
23 Silver dross covering over a pot-sherd, burning lips and an evil heart. 24 He hating will be known by his lips, and he will set deceit in his midst; 25 When his voice will compassionate, thou shalt not believe him, for seven abominations in his heart 26 Hatred will be covered by deceit, his evil will be revealed in the convocation. 27 He digging a pit shall fall into it: and he rolling a stone it shall turn back upon him. 28 A tongue of falsehood will hate its crushing, and a smooth mouth will make an overthrow.
1 Thou shalt not boast upon the day of the morrow, for thou shalt not know what a day shall bring forth.
2 A stranger shall praise thee, and not thy mouth; a stranger, and not thy lips.
3 A stone is heavy and sand a burden, and the wrath of the foolish one heavy more than they two.
4 Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing; and who shall stand before jealousy?
5 Naked rebuke is good above secret love.
6 Faithful the wounds of a friend; and abundant the kisses of an enemy.
7 The full soul will tread down the honey droppings, and to the hungry soul all bitter is sweet
8 As the bird wandering from her nest, so is a man wandering from his place.
9 Oil and incense will rejoice the heart: and the sweetness from his friend from the counsel of the soul.
10 Thy friend and thy father's friend thou shalt not forsake; and thou shalt not go to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: good he dwelling near, more than a brother far off.
11 My son, be wise and gladden my heart, and I will turn back word to him reproaching me.
12 The prudent one saw the evil, he hid himself; the simple passed and were punished.
13 Take his garment pledging a stranger, and bind him by a pledge for a strange woman.
14 He blessing his friend with a great voice, rising early in the morning, a curse shall be reckoned to him.
15 A dropping thrust forth in the day of rain and a woman of strifes were alike.
16 He hiding her, hid the wind, and he shall call the oil of his right hand.
17 Iron will sharpen upon iron; and a man will sharpen the face of his friend.
18 He guarding the fig tree shall eat its fruit: and he watching his lord shall be honored.
19 As in water, face to face, so the heart of man to man.
20 Hades and destruction shall not be satisfied; and the eyes of man shall not be satisfied.
21 The crucible for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man to the mouth praising him.
22 If thou shalt pound the foolish in a mortar in the midst of the grain with a pestle, thou shalt not remove from him his folly.
23 Knowing, thou shalt know the face of thy flock; set thy heart to thy herds.
24 For not strength forever, and not consecration to generation and generation.
25 The grass was uncovered and the young herbage was seen; and the green plants of the mountains were gathered.
26 Lambs for thy clothing, and the he goats the price of the field.
27 And enough of goats' milk for thy bread, and for the bread of thy house, and the life of thy girls.
1 The unjust fled and none pursuing, and the just shall be confident as the young lion.
2 In the transgression of a land many its chiefs: and by a man understanding to know, the place shall be extended.
3 A poor man oppressing the poor, a sweeping rain and no bread.
4 They forsaking the law will praise the unjust: and they watching the law, shall contend with them.
5 Men of evil shall not understand judgment: and they seeking Jehovah shall understand all.
6 Good the poor one going in his integrity above him perverting the ways, and he the rich.
7 He watching the law a son understanding: and the companion of squanderers will shame his father.
8 He increasing by interest and usury, he shall gather it for him compassionating the poor.
9 He turning away his ear from hearing the law, also his prayer is an abomination.
10 He causing the upright to wander in an evil way, into his pit shall he fall: and the good shall inherit complete things.
11 The rich man is wise in his eyes, and the poor one understanding shall search him out.
12 In the rejoicing of the just, much glory: in the rising up of the unjust, man will hide himself.
13 He covering his transgression shall not prosper: but he confessing and forsaking, shall be compassionated.
14 Happy the man fearing always: and he hardening his heart shall fall into evil
15 A roaring lion and a greedy bear the unjust one ruling over a poor people.
16 A prince wanting understanding and great in oppressions: he hating gain shall lengthen the days.
17 He terrifying violence upon the blood of a soul shall flee even to the pit; none shall hold fast upon him.
18 He going uprightly shall be saved; and he being violent in the ways shall fall at once.