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Literal Translation</div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">More Proverbs of Solomon</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: —</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The honour of God [is] to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings — [are] unsearchable.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For better [that] he hath said to thee, ‘Come thou up hither,’ Than [that] he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Apples of gold in imagery of silver, [Is] the word spoken at its fit times.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, [So is] a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Honey thou hast found — eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated [with] it, and hast vomited it.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house, Lest he be satiated [with] thee, and have hated thee.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue — indignant faces.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>[As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one’s own honour — honour.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/25-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Young's Literal Translation<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></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 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