Thematic Bible
Proverbs 25:1 (show verse)
These are also proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
Proverbs 25:2 (show verse)
The glory of God is to hide a thing; but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
Proverbs 25:3 (show verse)
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, but the heart of kings is without searching.
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 founded in righteousness.
Proverbs 25:6 (show verse)
Do not put yourself forth in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of the great;
Proverbs 25:7 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
Debate your cause with your neighbor; and do not uncover a secret to another,
Proverbs 25:10 (show verse)
lest he who hears it put you to shame, and your evil report turn not away.
Proverbs 25:11 (show verse)
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Proverbs 25:12 (show verse)
As a ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon a hearing ear.
Proverbs 25:13 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
A man boasting himself in a false gift is like clouds and wind, but no rain.
Proverbs 25:15 (show verse)
In being slow to anger a ruler is won over, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.
Proverbs 25:16 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
Withdraw your foot from your neighbor's house, lest he be weary of you and hate you.
Proverbs 25:18 (show verse)
A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Proverbs 25:19 (show verse)
Trust 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 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 (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 Jehovah shall reward you.
Proverbs 25:23 (show verse)
The north wind drives away rain; so does an angry face a backbiting tongue.
Proverbs 25:24 (show verse)
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than with a quarreling woman and to share a house.
Proverbs 25:25 (show verse)
Like cold waters 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 like a troubled fountain and a rotten spring.
Proverbs 25:27 (show verse)
It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Proverbs 25:28 (show verse)
He who has no rule over his own spirit is like a broken down city without a wall.