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Proverbs 25 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Pro 25:1

Pro 25:1Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: --

Pro 25:2

Pro 25:2The honour of God is to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.

Pro 25:3

Pro 25:3The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings -- are unsearchable.

Pro 25:4

Pro 25:4Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,

Pro 25:5

Pro 25:5Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.

Pro 25:6

Pro 25:6Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.

Pro 25:7

Pro 25:7For better that he hath said to thee, 'Come thou up hither,' Than that he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

Pro 25:8

Pro 25:8Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

Pro 25:9

Pro 25:9Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,

Pro 25:10

Pro 25:10Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.

Pro 25:11

Pro 25:11Apples of gold in imagery of silver, Is the word spoken at its fit times.

Pro 25:12

Pro 25:12A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, Is the wise reprover to an attentive ear.

Pro 25:13

Pro 25:13As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, So is a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.

Pro 25:14

Pro 25:14Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.

Pro 25:15

Pro 25:15By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.

Pro 25:16

Pro 25:16Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated with it, and hast vomited it.

Pro 25:17

Pro 25:17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated with thee, and have hated thee.

Pro 25:18

Pro 25:18A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, Is the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.

Pro 25:19

Pro 25:19A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, Is the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.

Pro 25:20

Pro 25:20Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, Is as vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.

Pro 25:21

Pro 25:21If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.

Pro 25:22

Pro 25:22For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.

Pro 25:23

Pro 25:23A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue -- indignant faces.

Pro 25:24

Pro 25:24Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than with a woman of contentions, and a house of company.

Pro 25:25

Pro 25:25As cold waters for a weary soul, So is a good report from a far country.

Pro 25:26

Pro 25:26A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, Is the righteous falling before the wicked.

Pro 25:27

Pro 25:27The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour -- honour.

Pro 25:28

Pro 25:28A city broken down without walls, Is a man without restraint over his spirit!
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