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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">English Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/esv/nas/proverbs/25.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div></a><div class="chap"><p class="heading">More Proverbs of Solomon</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied.</p> <span class="block-indent"><p class="line-group"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">It is the glory of God to conceal things,</span><br /><span class="indent">but the glory of kings is to search things out.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth,</span><br /><span class="indent">so the heart of kings is unsearchable.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Take away the dross from the silver,</span><br /><span class="indent">and the smith has material for a vessel;</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">take away the wicked from the presence of the king,</span><br /><span class="indent">and his throne will be established in righteousness.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence</span><br /><span class="indent">or stand in the place of the great,</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”</span><br /><span class="indent">than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.</span></p><p class="line-group"><span class="ln-group">What your eyes have seen</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="indent">do not hastily bring into court,<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or presence of a noble, as your eyes have seen. 8Do not go hastily out to court">a</a></sup></span></span><br /><span class="ln-group">for<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Hebrew or else">b</a></sup></span> what will you do in the end,</span><br /><span class="indent">when your neighbor puts you to shame?</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Argue your case with your neighbor himself,</span><br /><span class="indent">and do not reveal another’s secret,</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">lest he who hears you bring shame upon you,</span><br /><span class="indent">and your ill repute have no end.</span></p> <p class="line-group"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">A word fitly spoken</span><br /><span class="indent">is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold</span><br /><span class="indent">is a wise reprover to a listening ear.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest</span><br /><span class="indent">is a faithful messenger to those who send him;</span><br /><span class="indent">he refreshes the soul of his masters.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Like clouds and wind without rain</span><br /><span class="indent">is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.</span></p> <p class="line-group"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">With patience a ruler may be persuaded,</span><br /><span class="indent">and a soft tongue will break a bone.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">If you have found honey, eat only enough for you,</span><br /><span class="indent">lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house,</span><br /><span class="indent">lest he have his fill of you and hate you.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">A man who bears false witness against his neighbor</span><br /><span class="indent">is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble</span><br /><span class="indent">is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart</span><br /><span class="indent">is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day,</span><br /><span class="indent">and like vinegar on soda.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,</span><br /><span class="indent">and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">for you will heap burning coals on his head,</span><br /><span class="indent">and the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span> will reward you.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">The north wind brings forth rain,</span><br /><span class="indent">and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">It is better to live in a corner of the housetop</span><br /><span class="indent">than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Like cold water to a thirsty soul,</span><br /><span class="indent">so is good news from a far country.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain</span><br /><span class="indent">is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">It is not good to eat much honey,</span><br /><span class="indent">nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="The meaning of the Hebrew line is uncertain">c</a></sup></span></span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">A man without self-control</span><br /><span class="indent">is like a city broken into and left without walls.</span><br /><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Or <i>presence of a noble, as your eyes have seen. <verse-num>8</verse-num>Do not go hastily out to court</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Hebrew <i>or else</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">27</span> The meaning of the Hebrew line is uncertain<br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">ESV Text Edition® (2016).<br /><br />The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by <a 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