Proverbs 25
1599 Geneva Bible
25 1 These are also parables of Solomon, which the [a]men of Hezekiah King of Judah [b]copied out.
2 The glory of God is to [c]conceal a thing secret: but the [d]King’s honor is to search out a thing.
3 The heavens in height, and the earth in deepness: and the [e]king’s heart can no man search out.
4 Take the [f]dross from the silver, and there shall proceed a vessel for the finer.
5 Take [g]away the wicked from the King, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6 Boast not thyself before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.
7 (A)For it is better, that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, than thou to be put lower in the presence of the Prince whom thine eyes have seen.
8 Go not forth hastily to strife, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.
9 Debate thy matter with thy neighbor, and discover not the secret to another,
10 Lest he that heareth it, put thee to shame, and thine infamy do not [h]cease.
11 A word spoken in his place, is like apples of gold with pictures of silver.
12 He that reproveth the wise and the obedient ear, is as a golden earring, and an ornament of fine gold.
13 As the cold of the snow [i]in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
14 A man that boasteth of false liberality, is like [j]clouds and wind without rain.
15 A Prince is pacified by staying of [k]anger, and a soft tongue breaketh the [l]bones.
16 If thou have found honey, eat that is [m]sufficient for thee, lest thou be overfull, and vomit it.
17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor’s house, lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.
18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor, is like an hammer and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble, is like a broken tooth and a sliding foot.
20 He that taketh away the garment in the cold season, is like vinegar poured upon [n][o]nitre, or like him that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
21 (B)If he that hateth thee be hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22 For thou shalt lay [p]coals upon his head, and the Lord shall recompense thee.
23 As the Northwind driveth away the rain, so doth an angry countenance the slandering tongue.
24 (C)It is better to dwell in a corner of the house top, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
25 As are the cold waters to a weary soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked, is like a troubled well and a corrupt spring.
27 It is not good to eat much honey: so to search their own glory, is not glory.
28 A man that refraineth not his appetite, is like a city which is [q]broken down and without walls.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:1 Whom Hezekiah appointed for this purpose.
- Proverbs 25:1 That is, gathered out of divers books of Solomon.
- Proverbs 25:2 God doth not reveal the cause of his judgments to man.
- Proverbs 25:2 Because the king ruleth by the revealed word of God, the cause of his doings must appear, and therefore he must use diligence in trying out of causes.
- Proverbs 25:3 He showeth that it is too hard for man to attain to the reason of all the secret doings of the King, even when he is upright, and doeth his duty.
- Proverbs 25:4 When vice is removed from a king, he is a meet vessel for the Lord’s use.
- Proverbs 25:5 It is not enough that he be pure himself: but that he put away others that be corrupted.
- Proverbs 25:10 Lest whereas thou thinkest by this means to have an end of the matter, it put thee to further trouble.
- Proverbs 25:13 In the time of great heat, when men desire cold.
- Proverbs 25:14 Which have an outward appearance, and are nothing within.
- Proverbs 25:15 By not ministering occasion to provoke him further.
- Proverbs 25:15 That is, the heart that is bent to anger, as Prov. 15:1.
- Proverbs 25:16 Use moderately the pleasures of this world.
- Proverbs 25:20 Which melteth it, and consumeth it.
- Proverbs 25:20 Or, alum.
- Proverbs 25:22 Thou shalt, as it were by force, overcome him, insomuch that his own conscience shall move him to acknowledge the benefits, and his heart shall be inflamed.
- Proverbs 25:28 And so is in extreme danger.
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