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Proverbs 25 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:1 - These are the [fn]miscellaneous instructions of Solomon, which the friends of Ezekias king of Judea copied out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:2 - The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honours business.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:3 - Heaven is high, and earth is deep, and a king's heart is unsearchable.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:4 - Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be made entirely pure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:5 - Slay the ungodly from before the king, and his throne shall prosper in righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:6 - Be not boastful in the presence of the king, and remain not in the places of princes;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:7 - for it is better for thee that it should be said, Come up to me, than that one should humble thee in the presence of the prince; speak of that which thine eyes have seen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:8 - Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest thou repent at last.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:9 - Whenever thy friend shall reproach thee, retreat backward, despise him not;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:10 - lest thy friend continue to reproach thee, so thy quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to thee like death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:11 - As a golden apple in a necklace of sardius, so is it to speak a wise word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:12 - In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; so is a wise word to an obedient ear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13 - As a fall of snow in the time of harvest is good against heat, so a faithful messenger refreshes those that send him; for he helps the souls of his employers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:14 - As winds and clouds and rains are most evident objects, so is he that boasts of a false gift.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:15 - In long-suffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:16 - Having found honey, eat only what is enough, lest haply thou be filled, and vomit it up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:17 - Enter sparingly into thy friend's house, lest he be satiated with thy company, and hate thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:18 - As a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:19 - The way of the wicked and the foot of the transgressor shall perish in an evil day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:20 - As vinegar is bad for a sore, so trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:21 - If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:22 - for so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee with good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:23 - The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:24 - It is better to dwell on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:25 - As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:26 - As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, so is it unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:27 - It is not good to eat much honey; but it is right to honour venerable sayings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:28 - As a city whose walls are broken down, and which is unfortified, so is a man who does anything without counsel.
BES Footnotes
Possibly genuine, q. d. beyond doubt.
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Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain

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Proverbs Chapter 25 — Additional Translations:

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