Proverbs 25

1 Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: —YLT — Proverbs 25:1

2 The honour of God [is] to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.YLT — Proverbs 25:2

3 The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings — [are] unsearchable.YLT — Proverbs 25:3

4 Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,YLT — Proverbs 25:4

5 Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.YLT — Proverbs 25:5

6 Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.YLT — Proverbs 25:6

7 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.YLT — Proverbs 25:7

8 Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?YLT — Proverbs 25:8

9 Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,YLT — Proverbs 25:9

10 Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.YLT — Proverbs 25:10

11 Apples of gold in imagery of silver, [Is] the word spoken at its fit times.YLT — Proverbs 25:11

12 A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear.YLT — Proverbs 25:12

13 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.YLT — Proverbs 25:13

14 Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.YLT — Proverbs 25:14

15 By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.YLT — Proverbs 25:15

16 Honey thou hast found — eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated [with] it, and hast vomited it.YLT — Proverbs 25:16

17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated [with] thee, and have hated thee.YLT — Proverbs 25:17

18 A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.YLT — Proverbs 25:18

19 A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.YLT — Proverbs 25:19

20 Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.YLT — Proverbs 25:20

21 If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.YLT — Proverbs 25:21

22 For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.YLT — Proverbs 25:22

23 A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue — indignant faces.YLT — Proverbs 25:23

24 Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company.YLT — Proverbs 25:24

25 [As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country.YLT — Proverbs 25:25

26 A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.YLT — Proverbs 25:26

27 The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour — honour.YLT — Proverbs 25:27

28 A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!YLT — Proverbs 25:28