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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:1 - Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: --
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:2 - The honour of God is to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:3 - The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings -- are unsearchable.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:4 - Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:5 - Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:6 - Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:7 - For better that he hath said to thee, 'Come thou up hither,' Than that he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:8 - Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:9 - Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:10 - Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:11 - Apples of gold in imagery of silver, Is the word spoken at its fit times.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:12 - A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, Is the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13 - As 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:14 - Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:15 - By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:16 - Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated with it, and hast vomited it.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:17 - Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated with thee, and have hated thee.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:18 - A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, Is the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:19 - A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, Is the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:20 - Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, Is as vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:21 - If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:22 - For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:23 - A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue -- indignant faces.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:24 - Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than with a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:25 - As cold waters for a weary soul, So is a good report from a far country.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:26 - A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, Is the righteous falling before the wicked.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:27 - The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour -- honour.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:28 - A city broken down without walls, Is a man without restraint over his spirit!
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