Proverbs 25:2-7
Authorized (King James) Version
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing:
but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth,
and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
4 Take away the dross from the silver,
and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
5 Take away the wicked from before the king,
and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king,
and stand not in the place of great men:
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.
Proverbs 25:15
Authorized (King James) Version
15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded,
and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
KJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.