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| Proverbs 25:1 | These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. | These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed. | These are more wise sayings of Solomon, copied out by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah. | Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: |
| Proverbs 25:2 | It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter. | It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; but the glory of kings is to search out a thing. | It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out. | The honour of God [is] to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter. |
| Proverbs 25:3 | As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the hearts of kings are unsearchable. | The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. | The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out. | The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings [are] unsearchable. |
| Proverbs 25:4 | Take away the dross from the silver, And material comes out for the refiner; | Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner: | Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker. | Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth, |
| Proverbs 25:5 | Take away the wicked from the king's presence, And his throne will be established in righteousness. | take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. | Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness. | Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne. |
| Proverbs 25:6 | Don't exalt yourself in the presence of the king, Or claim a place among great men; | Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great; | Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great: | Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not. |
| Proverbs 25:7 | For it is better that it be said to you, "Come up here," Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen. | 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 see. | For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler. | 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. |
| Proverbs 25:8 | Don't be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you? | 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. | Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame? | Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush? |
| Proverbs 25:9 | Debate your case with your neighbor, And don't betray the confidence of another; | Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, but reveal not the secret of another; | Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another: | Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not, |
| Proverbs 25:10 | Lest one who hears it put you to shame, And your bad reputation never depart. | lest he that heareth [it] disgrace thee, and thine evil report turn not away. | Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away. | Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back. |
| Proverbs 25:11 | A word fitly spoken Is like apples of gold in settings of silver. | [As] apples of gold in pictures of silver, is a word spoken in season. | A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver. | Apples of gold in imagery of silver, [Is] the word spoken at its fit times. |
| Proverbs 25:12 | As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover to an obedient ear. | An ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, is a wise reprover upon an attentive ear. | Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention. | A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear. |
| Proverbs 25:13 | As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, So is a faithful messenger to those who send him; For he refreshes the soul of his masters. | 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 grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master. | 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. |
| Proverbs 25:14 | As clouds and wind without rain, So is he who boasts of gifts deceptively. | Clouds and wind without rain, [so] is a man that boasteth himself of a false gift. | As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given. | Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift. |
| Proverbs 25:15 | By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone. | By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. | A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken. | By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone. |
| Proverbs 25:16 | Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, Lest you eat too much, and vomit it. | Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit it. | If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down. | Honey thou hast found eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated [with] it, and hast vomited it. |
| Proverbs 25:17 | Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of you, and hate you. | Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee and hate thee. | Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate. | Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour`s house, Lest he be satiated [with] thee, and have hated thee. |
| Proverbs 25:18 | A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor Is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow. | A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour. | One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow. | A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony. |
| Proverbs 25:19 | Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble Is like a bad tooth, or a lame foot. | A broken tooth, and a tottering foot, is confidence in an unfaithful [man] in the day of trouble. | Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot. | A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity. |
| Proverbs 25:20 | As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, Or vinegar on soda, So is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. | [As] he that taketh off a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a sad heart. | Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart. | Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart. |
| Proverbs 25:21 | If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; If he is thirsty, give him water to drink: | If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: | If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water: | If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water. |
| Proverbs 25:22 | For you will heap coals of fire on his head, And Yahweh will reward you. | for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and Jehovah shall reward thee. | For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward. | For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee. |
| Proverbs 25:23 | The north wind brings forth rain: So a backbiting tongue brings an angry face. | The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue. | As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly. | A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue indignant faces. |
| Proverbs 25:24 | It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than to share a house with a contentious woman. | It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common. | It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house. | Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company. |
| Proverbs 25:25 | Like cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country. | [As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. | As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country. | [As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country. |
| Proverbs 25:26 | Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, So is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked. | A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous [man] that giveth way before the wicked. | Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers. | A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked. |
| Proverbs 25:27 | It is not good to eat much honey; Nor is it honorable to seek ones own honor. | It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is [itself] a weight. | It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured. | The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one`s own honour honour. |
| Proverbs 25:28 | Like a city that is broken down and without walls Is a man whose spirit is without restraint. | He that hath no rule over his own spirit is [as] a city broken down, without walls. | He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into. | A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit! |
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