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