1750 Challoner Revision of the Douay-Rheims (DR)

Proverbs 25

1 Observations about kings, 8 and about avoiding of quarrels, and sundry causes thereof.

 25:1 ¶ These are also parables of Solomon, which the men of Ezechias, king of Juda, copied out.

 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal the word, and the glory of kings to search out the speech.

 25:3 The heaven above and the earth beneath, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

 25:4 Take away the rust from silver, and there shall come forth a most pure vessel:

 25:5 Take away wickedness from the face of the king, and his throne shall be established with justice.

 25:6 Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men.

 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.

 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.

 25:9 Treat thy cause with thy friend, and discover not the secret to a stranger:

 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.

 25:11 To speak a word in due time, is like apples of gold on beds of silver.

 25:12 As an earring of gold and a bright pearl, so is he that reproveth the wise, and the obedient ear.

 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.

 25:14 As clouds, and wind, when no rain followeth, so is the man that boasteth, and doth not fulfil his promises.

 25:15 By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.

 25:16 Thou hast found honey, eat what is sufficient for thee, lest being glutted therewith thou vomit it up.

 25:17 Withdraw thy foot from the house of thy neighbour, lest having his fill he hate thee.

 25:18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour, is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.

 25:19 To trust in an unfaithful man in the time of trouble, is like a rotten tooth, and weary foot,

 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.

 25:21 If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him water to drink:

 25:22 For thou shalt heap hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will reward thee.

 25:23 The north wind driveth away rain, as doth a sad countenance a backbiting tongue.

 25:24 It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop: than with a brawling woman, and in a common house.

 25:25 As cold water to a thirsty soul, so are good tidings from a far country.

 25:26 A just man falling down before the wicked, is as a fountain troubled with the foot and a corrupted spring.

 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.

 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.