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href="../proverbs/24.htm" title="Proverbs 24">◄</a> Proverbs 25 <a href="../proverbs/26.htm" title="Proverbs 26">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/proverbs/25.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">More Proverbs of Solomon</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>These are more proverbs of Solomon, collected by the advisers of King Hezekiah of Judah.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>It is God’s privilege to conceal things</p><p class="line2">and the king’s privilege to discover them.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>No one can comprehend the height of heaven, the depth of the earth,</p><p class="line2">or all that goes on in the king’s mind!</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Remove the impurities from silver,</p><p class="line2">and the sterling will be ready for the silversmith.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Remove the wicked from the king’s court,</p><p class="line2">and his reign will be made secure by justice.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Don’t demand an audience with the king</p><p class="line2">or push for a place among the great.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>It’s better to wait for an invitation to the head table</p><p class="line2">than to be sent away in public disgrace.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1">Just because you’ve seen something,</p><p class="line2"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>don’t be in a hurry to go to court.</p><p class="line1">For what will you do in the end</p><p class="line2">if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat?</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>When arguing with your neighbor,</p><p class="line2">don’t betray another person’s secret.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Others may accuse you of gossip,</p><p class="line2">and you will never regain your good reputation.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Timely advice is lovely,</p><p class="line2">like golden apples in a silver basket.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>To one who listens, valid criticism</p><p class="line2">is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Trustworthy messengers refresh like snow in summer.</p><p class="line2">They revive the spirit of their employer.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>A person who promises a gift but doesn’t give it</p><p class="line2">is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Patience can persuade a prince,</p><p class="line2">and soft speech can break bones.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Do you like honey?</p><p class="line2">Don’t eat too much, or it will make you sick!</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Don’t visit your neighbors too often,</p><p class="line2">or you will wear out your welcome.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Telling lies about others</p><p class="line2">is as harmful as hitting them with an ax,</p><p class="line1">wounding them with a sword,</p><p class="line2">or shooting them with a sharp arrow.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Putting confidence in an unreliable person in times of trouble</p><p class="line2">is like chewing with a broken tooth or walking on a lame foot.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heart</p><p class="line2">is like taking someone’s coat in cold weather</p><p class="line2">or pouring vinegar in a wound.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a></p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat.</p><p class="line2">If they are thirsty, give them water to drink.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>You will heap burning coals of shame on their heads,</p><p class="line2">and the LORD will reward you.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>As surely as a north wind brings rain,</p><p class="line2">so a gossiping tongue causes anger!</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic</p><p class="line2">than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Good news from far away</p><p class="line2">is like cold water to the thirsty.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>If the godly give in to the wicked,</p><p class="line2">it’s like polluting a fountain or muddying a spring.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>It’s not good to eat too much honey,</p><p class="line2">and it’s not good to seek honors for yourself.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>A person without self-control</p><p class="line2">is like a city with broken-down walls.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">25:20 </span><span class="ft">As in Greek version; Hebrew reads </span><span class="it">pouring vinegar on soda.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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