Proverbs:25 Parallel Bible - KJV WEY DRV WEB |
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| Proverbs 25:1 | These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. | | These are also parables of Solomon, which the men of Ezechias king of Juda copied out. | These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. |
| Proverbs 25:2 | It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. | | It is the glory of God to conceal the word, and the glory of kings to search out the speech. | It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter. |
| Proverbs 25:3 | The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. | | The heaven above, and the earth beneath, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. | The heaven for hight, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. |
| Proverbs 25:4 | Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. | | Take away the rust from silver, and there shall come forth a most pure vessel: | Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. |
| Proverbs 25:5 | Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. | | Take away wickedness from the face of the king, and his throne shall be established with justice. | Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. |
| Proverbs 25:6 | Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men: | | Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men. | Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men: |
| Proverbs 25:7 | For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen. | | For it is better that it should be said to thee: Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be humbled before the prince. | For better it is that it be said to thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thy eyes have seen. |
| Proverbs 25:8 | Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. | | The things which thy eyes have seen, utter not hastily in a quarrel: lest after- ward thou mayst not be able to make amends, when thou hast dishonoured thy friend. | Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbor hath put thee to shame. |
| Proverbs 25:9 | Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another: | | Treat thy cause with thy friend, and discover not the secret to a stranger: | Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself; and reveal not a secret to another: |
| Proverbs 25:10 | Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away. | | Lest he insult over thee, when he hath heard it, and cease not to upbraid thee. Grace and friendship deliver a man: keep these for thyself, lest thou fall under reproach. | Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thy infamy turn not away. |
| Proverbs 25:11 | A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. | | To speak a word in due time, is like apples of gold on beds of silver. | A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. |
| Proverbs 25:12 | As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. | | As an earring of gold and a bright pearl, so is he that reproveth the wise, and the obedient ear. | As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. |
| Proverbs 25:13 | As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters. | | As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to him that sent him, for he refresheth his soul. | As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters. |
| Proverbs 25:14 | Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. | | As clouds, and wind, when no rain followeth, so is the man that boasteth, and doth not fulfil his promises. | Whoever boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. |
| Proverbs 25:15 | By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. | | By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness. | By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. |
| Proverbs 25:16 | Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. | | Thou hast found honey, eat what is sufficient for thee, lest being glutted therewith thou vomit it up. | Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it. |
| Proverbs 25:17 | Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. | | Withdraw thy foot from the house of thy neighbour, lest having his fill he hate thee. | Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. |
| Proverbs 25:18 | A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. | | A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour, is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow. | A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. |
| Proverbs 25:19 | Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. | | To trust to an unfaithful man in the time of trouble, is like a rotten tooth, and weary foot, | Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. |
| Proverbs 25:20 | As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. | | And one that looseth his garment in cold weather. As vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a very evil heart. As a moth doth by a garment, and a worm by the wood: so the sadness of a man consumeth the heart. | As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre; so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart. |
| Proverbs 25:21 | If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: | | If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him water to drink: | If thy enemy shall hunger, give him bread to eat; and if he shall thirst, give him water to drink: |
| Proverbs 25:22 | For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee. | | For thou shalt heap hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will reward thee. | For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward thee. |
| Proverbs 25:23 | The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. | | The north wind driveth away rain, as doth a sad countenance a backbiting tongue. | The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. |
| Proverbs 25:24 | It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house. | | It is better to sit m a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house. | It is better to dwell in a corner of the house-top, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house. |
| Proverbs 25:25 | As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. | | As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good tidings from a far country. | As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. |
| Proverbs 25:26 | A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. | | A just man falling down before the wicked, is as a fountain troubled with the foot, and a corrupted spring. | A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a turbid fountain, and a corrupt spring. |
| Proverbs 25:27 | It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory. | | As it is not good for a man to eat much honey, so he that is a searcher of majesty, shall be overwhelmed by glory. | It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory. |
| Proverbs 25:28 | He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. | | As a city that lieth open and is not compassed with walls, so is a man that cannot refrain his own spirit in speaking. | He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. |
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