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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Proverbs 25 Catholic Public Domain Version</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/proverbs/25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/proverbs/25-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CPDV</a> > Proverbs 25</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a 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">Catholic Public Domain Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/25-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">More Proverbs of Solomon<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>These, too, are parables of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transferred.<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>It is to the glory of God to conceal a word, and it is to the glory of kings to investigate speech.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Heaven above, and earth below, and the heart of kings are each unsearchable.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Take away the tarnish from silver, and a most pure vessel will go forth.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Take away impiety from the face of the king, and his throne shall be made firm by justice.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Do not appear glorious before the king, and do not stand in the place of the great.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For it is better that it should be said to you, “Ascend to here,” than that you should be humbled before the prince.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The things that your eyes have seen, do not offer hastily in a quarrel, lest afterward you may not be able to make amends, when you have dishonored your friend.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Argue your case with your friend, and do not reveal the secret to an outsider,<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>lest perhaps he may insult you, when he has heard it, and he might not cease to reproach you. Grace and friendship free a man; preserve these for yourself, lest you fall under reproach.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Whoever speaks a word at an opportune time is like apples of gold on beds of silver.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Whoever reproves the wise and obedient ear is like an earring of gold with a shining pearl.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Just like the cold of snow in a time of harvest, so also is a faithful messenger to him who sent him: he causes his soul to rest.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>A man who boasts and does not fulfill his promises is like clouds and wind, when rain does not follow.<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>By patience, a leader shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>You have discovered honey; eat what is sufficient for you, lest perhaps, being filled up, you may vomit it.<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Withdraw your feet from the house of your neighbor, lest, when he has had his fill, he may hate you.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>A man who speaks false testimony against his neighbor is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Whoever sets his hopes on the unfaithful in a day of anguish is like a rotten tooth and weary foot,<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>and like one who loosens his garment in cold weather. Whoever sings verses to a wicked heart is like vinegar on baking soda. Just like a moth to a garment, and a worm to wood, so too does the sadness of a man do harm to the heart.<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink.<p> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>For you will gather hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will repay you.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The north wind brings forth the rain, and a sorrowful face brings forth a detracting tongue.<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house.<p> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so too are good reports from a far away land.<p> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>The just falling down before the impious is like a fountain stirred up by feet and like a corrupted spring.<p> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Just as whoever eats too much honey, it is not good for him, so also whoever is an investigator of what is majestic will be overwhelmed by glory.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Just like a city lying in the open and without surrounding walls, so also is a man who is unable to restrain his own spirit in speaking.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Catholic Public Domain Version<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>