PR-25:1  These [are] also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of

Hezekiah king

of Judah copied out.

PR-25:2  [It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the

honour of kings

[is] to search out a matter.

PR-25:3  The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the

heart of

kings [is] unsearchable.

PR-25:4  Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall

come forth a

vessel for the finer.

PR-25:5  Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his

throne shall be

established in righteousness.

PR-25:6  Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and

stand not in

the place of great [men]:

PR-25:7  For better [it is] that it be said unto thee, Come up

hither; than

that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince

whom thine eyes

have seen.

PR-25:8  Go not forth hastily to strive, lest [thou know not]

what to do in

the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

PR-25:9  Debate thy cause with thy neighbour [himself]; and

discover not a

secret to another:

PR-25:10  Lest he that heareth [it] put thee to shame, and thine

infamy turn

not away.

PR-25:11  A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in

pictures of silver.

PR-25:12  [As] an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,

[so is] a

wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

PR-25:13  As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [so is] a

faithful

messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of

his masters.

PR-25:14  Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift [is like]

clouds and wind

without rain.

PR-25:15  By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft

tongue breaketh

the bone.

PR-25:16  Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient

for thee, lest

thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

PR-25:17  Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he

be weary of

thee, and [so] hate thee.

PR-25:18  A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour

[is] a maul,

and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

PR-25:19  Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble [is

like] a

broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

PR-25:20  [As] he that taketh away a garment in cold weather,

[and as] vinegar

upon nitre, so [is] he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

PR-25:21  If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and

if he be

thirsty, give him water to drink:

PR-25:22  For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and

the LORD shall

reward thee.

PR-25:23  The north wind driveth away rain: so [doth] an angry

countenance a

backbiting tongue.

PR-25:24  [It is] better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,

than with a

brawling woman and in a wide house.

PR-25:25  [As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so [is] good news

from a far

country.

PR-25:26  A righteous man falling down before the wicked [is as]

a troubled

fountain, and a corrupt spring.

PR-25:27  [It is] not good to eat much honey: so [for men] to

search their own

glory [is not] glory.

PR-25:28  He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a

city [that

is] broken down, [and] without walls.

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