Proverbs 25:2-7
1599 Geneva Bible
2 The glory of God is to [a]conceal a thing secret: but the [b]King’s honor is to search out a thing.
3 The heavens in height, and the earth in deepness: and the [c]king’s heart can no man search out.
4 Take the [d]dross from the silver, and there shall proceed a vessel for the finer.
5 Take [e]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.
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- 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 25:15
1599 Geneva Bible
15 A Prince is pacified by staying of [a]anger, and a soft tongue breaketh the [b]bones.
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- 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.
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