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  25:1 ¶
These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. |
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25:1 ¶
Theseº
[are] alsoº
proverbsº
of Solomon,º
whichº
the menºº
of Hezekiahº
kingº
of Judahº
copied out.ºº |
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25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter. |
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25:2
[It is] the gloryº
of Godº
to concealºº
a thing:º
but the honourº
of kingsº
[is] to search outºº
a matter.º |
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25:3
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable. |
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25:3
The heavenº
for height,º
and the earthº
for depth,º
and the heartº
of kingsº
[is] unsearchable.ºº |
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25:4
Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner: |
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25:4
Take awayºº
the drossº
from the silver,ºº
and there shall come forthºº
a vesselº
for the finer.ºº |
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25:5
Take away the wicked [from] before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness. |
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25:5
Take awayºº
the wickedº
[from] beforeº
the king,º
and his throneº
shall be establishedºº
in righteousness.º |
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25:6
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men: |
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25:6
Put not forthºº
thyselfºº
in the presenceº
of the king,º
and standºº
notº
in the placeº
of greatº
[men]: |
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25:7
For better is it 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. |
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25:7
Forº
betterº
[it is] that it be saidºº
unto thee, Come upºº
hither;º
than that thou shouldest be put lowerººº
in the presenceº
of the princeº
whomº
thine eyesº
have seen.ºº |
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25:8
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. |
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25:8
Go not forthººº
hastilyº
to strive,ºº
lestº
[thou know not] whatº
to doºº
in the endº
thereof, when thy neighbourº
hath put thee to shame.ººº |
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25:9
Debate thy cause with thy neighbor [himself], And disclose not the secret of another; |
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25:9
Debateºº
thy causeº
withº
thy neighbourº
[himself]; and discoverºº
notº
a secretº
to another:º |
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25:10
Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away. |
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25:10
Lestº
he that hearethºº
[it] put thee to shame,ºº
and thine infamyº
turn not away.ººº |
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25:11
A word fitly spoken Is [like] apples of gold in network of silver. |
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25:11
A wordº
fitlyºººº
spokenºº
[is like] applesº
of goldº
in picturesº
of silver.º |
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25:12
[As] an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [So is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. |
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25:12
[As] an earringº
of gold,º
and an ornamentº
of fine gold,º
[so is] a wiseº
reproverºº
uponº
an obedientºº
ear.º |
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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. |
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25:13
As the coldº
of snowº
in the timeº
of harvest,º
[so is] a faithfulºº
messengerº
to them that sendºº
him: for he refreshethºº
the soulº
of his masters.º |
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25:14
[As] clouds and wind without rain, [So is] he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely. |
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25:14
Whosoº
boastethºº
himselfº
of a falseº
giftº
[is like] cloudsº
and windº
withoutº
rain.º |
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25:15
By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone. |
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25:15
By longº
forbearingº
is a princeº
persuaded,ºº
and a softº
tongueº
breakethºº
the bone.º |
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25:16
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. |
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25:16
Hast thou foundºº
honey?º
eatºº
so much as is sufficientº
for thee, lestº
thou be filledºº
therewith, and vomitºº
it. |
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25:17
Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee. |
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25:17
Withdrawºº
thy footº
from thy neighbour'sº
house;ºº
lestº
he be wearyºº
of thee, and [so] hateºº
thee. |
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25:18
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. |
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25:18
A manº
that bearethºº
falseº
witnessº
against his neighbourº
[is] a maul,º
and a sword,º
and a sharpºº
arrow.º |
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25:19
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is [like] a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. |
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25:19
Confidenceº
in an unfaithful manºº
in timeº
of troubleº
[is like] a brokenº
tooth,º
and a footº
out of joint.º |
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25:20
[As] one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart. |
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25:20
[As] he that taketh awayºº
a garmentº
in coldº
weather,º
[and as] vinegarº
uponº
nitre,º
so [is] he that singethºº
songsº
toº
an heavyº
heart.º |
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25:21
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: |
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25:21
Ifº
thine enemyºº
be hungry,º
give him breadº
to eat;ºº
and ifº
he be thirsty,º
give him waterº
to drink:ºº |
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25:22
For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee. |
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25:22
Forº
thouº
shalt heapºº
coals of fireº
uponº
his head,º
and the LORDº
shall rewardºº
thee. |
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25:23
The north wind bringeth forth rain: So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance. |
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25:23
The northº
windº
driveth awayºº
rain:º
so [doth] an angryºº
countenanceº
a backbitingº
tongue.º |
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25:24
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house. |
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25:24
[It is] betterº
to dwellºº
inº
the cornerº
of the housetop,º
than with a brawlingººº
womanººº
and in a wideº
house.º |
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25:25
[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country. |
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25:25
[As] coldº
watersº
toº
a thirstyº
soul,º
so [is] goodº
newsº
from a farº
country.ººº |
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25:26
[As] a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, [So is] a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked. |
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25:26
A righteousº
man falling downºº
beforeº
the wickedº
[is as] a troubledºº
fountain,º
and a corruptºº
spring.º |
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25:27
It is not good to eat much honey: So [for men] to search out their own glory is grievous. |
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25:27
[It is] notº
goodº
to eatºº
muchºº
honey:º
so [for men] to searchº
their own gloryº
[is not] glory.º |
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25:28
He whose spirit is without restraint Is [like] a city that is broken down and without walls. |
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25:28
Heº
thatº
[hath] noº
ruleº
overº
his own spiritº
[is like] a cityº
[that is] broken down,ºº
[and] withoutº
walls.º |
