Proverbs 25

These also {are} proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, copied. 2 The glory of God {is} to hide a matter, but the glory of kings {is} to search out a matter. 3 Heavens for height and earth for depth, and the heart of kings is not searchable. \* 4 Remove dross from silver and a vessel comes out for the refiner. 5 Remove a wicked one to the face of the king, and his throne will be established by righteousness. \* 6 Do not honor yourself to the face of the king, and in the place of the great ones do not stand. 7 For, better to say to you, “Come up here,” than to humiliate you to the face of a noble, whom your eyes have seen. \* 8 Do not go out hastily to dispute, or else what will you do in its end when your neighbor humiliates you? 9 Dispute your dispute {with} your neighbor and the secret of another do not uncover, 10 lest one who hears shame you, and the rumor {of} you not turn back. \* 11 Apples of gold in sculptures of silver {is} a word spoken according to its circumstance. 12 A ring of gold and jewelry of fine gold {is} a wise rebuke to a listening ear. 13 Like the coolness of snow in the day of harvest {is} a faithful envoy for his senders, and he brings back the life of his masters. \* 14 Clouds and wind but without rain {is} the man who boasts in a gift of falsehood. 15 By length of nostrils a commander may be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone. \* 16 {If} you find honey, eat enough {for} you, lest you become satiated with it and you vomit it up. 17 Make rare your foot from the house of your neighbor, lest he become satiated with you and hate you. \* 18 A hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow {is} a man who answers a testimony of falsehood against his neighbor. 19 A broken tooth and a shaky foot {is} confidence {in} one who acts treacherously in the day of distress. \* 20 One removing a garment on a cold day, vinegar on natron, so {is} a singer with songs to a heart of misery. 21 If one who hates you {is} hungry, cause him to eat bread, and if thirsty, cause him to drink water; 22 for you are heaping embers on his head, and God will repay to you. \* 23 The wind of the north brings forth rain, and indignant faces, a tongue of secrecy. 24 Better to dwell on the corner of a roof than {with} a wife of quarrels and a house of companionship. \* 25 Cool water over a weary soul, so {is} good news from a distant land. 26 A spring muddied by trampling and a fountain spoiled {is} a righteous {one} swaying to the face of a wicked {one}. \* 27 To eat much honey {is} not good, also the searching out {of} their honor, honor. 28 A breached city without a wall {is} a man who has no restraint for his spirit. \*