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