Proverbs25

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(Pro 25:1) These {are} also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
(Pro 25:2) {It is} the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings {is} to search out a matter.
(Pro 25:3) The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings {is} unsearchable.
(Pro 25:4) Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
(Pro 25:5) Take away the wicked {from} before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
(Pro 25:6) Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great {men}:
(Pro 25:7) For better {it is} that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
(Pro 25:8) Go not forth hastily to strive, lest {thou know not} what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
(Pro 25:9) Debate thy cause with thy neighbour {himself}; and discover not a secret to another:
(Pro 25:10) Lest he that heareth {it} put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
(Pro 25:11) A word fitly spoken {is like} apples of gold in pictures of silver.
(Pro 25:12) {As} an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, {so is} a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
(Pro 25:13) As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, {so is} a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
(Pro 25:14) Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift {is like} clouds and wind without rain.
(Pro 25:15) By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
(Pro 25:16) Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
(Pro 25:17) Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and {so} hate thee.
(Pro 25:18) A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour {is} a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
(Pro 25:19) Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble {is like} a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
(Pro 25:20) {As} he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, {and as} vinegar upon nitre, so {is} he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
(Pro 25:21) If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
(Pro 25:22) For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
(Pro 25:23) The north wind driveth away rain: so {doth} an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
(Pro 25:24) {It is} better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
(Pro 25:25) {As} cold waters to a thirsty soul, so {is} good news from a far country.
(Pro 25:26) A righteous man falling down before the wicked {is as} a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
(Pro 25:27) {It is} not good to eat much honey: so {for men} to search their own glory {is not} glory.
(Pro 25:28) He that {hath} no rule over his own spirit {is like} a city {that is} broken down, {and} without walls.
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