1750 Challoner Revision of the Douay-Rheims (DR)
Proverbs 25
1 Observations about kings, 8 and about avoiding of quarrels, and sundry causes thereof.
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25:1 ¶
These are also parables of Solomon, which the men of Ezechias, king of Juda, copied out.
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25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal the word, and the glory of kings to search out the speech.
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25:3
The heaven above and the earth beneath, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
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25:4
Take away the rust from silver, and there shall come forth a most pure vessel:
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25:5
Take away wickedness from the face of the king, and his throne shall be established with justice.
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25:6
Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men.
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25:7
For it is better that it should be said to thee: Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be humbled before the prince.
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25:8
The things which thy eyes have seen, utter not hastily in a quarrel: lest afterward thou mayst not be able to make amends, when thou hast dishonoured thy friend.
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25:9
Treat thy cause with thy friend, and discover not the secret to a stranger:
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25:10
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.
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25:11
To speak a word in due time, is like apples of gold on beds of silver.
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25:12
As an earring of gold and a bright pearl, so is he that reproveth the wise, and the obedient ear.
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25:13
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.
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25:14
As clouds, and wind, when no rain followeth, so is the man that boasteth, and doth not fulfil his promises.
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25:15
By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.
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25:16
Thou hast found honey, eat what is sufficient for thee, lest being glutted therewith thou vomit it up.
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25:17
Withdraw thy foot from the house of thy neighbour, lest having his fill he hate thee.
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25:18
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour, is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.
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25:19
To trust in an unfaithful man in the time of trouble, is like a rotten tooth, and weary foot,
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25:20
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.
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25:21
If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him water to drink:
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25:22
For thou shalt heap hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will reward thee.
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25:23
The north wind driveth away rain, as doth a sad countenance a backbiting tongue.
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25:24
It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop: than with a brawling woman, and in a common house.
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25:25
As cold water to a thirsty soul, so are good tidings from a far country.
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25:26
A just man falling down before the wicked, is as a fountain troubled with the foot and a corrupted spring.
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25:27
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.
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25:28
As a city that lieth open and is not compassed with walls, so is a man that cannot refrain his own spirit in speaking.