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Proverbs 25

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1These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

RelatedProverbs 1:1 · 1 Kings 4:32 · Micah 1:1 · Ecclesiastes 12:9 · Isaiah 37:2 · Isaiah 36:22

2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

RelatedDeuteronomy 29:29 · Romans 11:33-34 · Job 11:7-8 · Job 38:4-39:30 · Job 42:3 · Job 29:16

3As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

RelatedPsalms 103:11 · Isaiah 55:9 · 1 Kings 4:29 · Romans 8:39 · 1 Peter 1:7 · Isaiah 7:11

4Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner.

Related2 Timothy 2:20-21 · Proverbs 17:3 · Ezekiel 22:18 · Isaiah 1:25-27 · Malachi 3:2-3 · 1 Peter 1:7

5Take away the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

RelatedProverbs 20:8 · Proverbs 16:12 · Psalms 101:7-8 · Isaiah 16:5 · Proverbs 20:28 · Isaiah 9:7

6Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;

RelatedProverbs 27:2 · Proverbs 16:19 · Proverbs 25:27 · Exodus 3:11 · 2 Samuel 7:8-17 · 1 Samuel 15:17

7for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.

RelatedLuke 14:7-11 · 1 Peter 5:5 · Luke 18:14 · Revelation 4:1 · Proverbs 16:19

8Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

RelatedMatthew 5:25 · Proverbs 17:14 · Proverbs 18:6 · Proverbs 14:12 · Proverbs 30:33 · 2 Samuel 2:26

9Debate your case with your neighbor, and don’t betray the confidence of another,

RelatedMatthew 18:5-17 · Proverbs 11:13 · Proverbs 20:19

10lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.

RelatedPsalms 119:39

11A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

RelatedProverbs 15:23 · Isaiah 50:4 · Ecclesiastes 12:10 · Proverbs 24:26

12As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.

RelatedPsalms 141:5 · Proverbs 15:31-32 · Proverbs 9:8 · Proverbs 27:5-6 · 1 Samuel 25:31-34 · Proverbs 15:5

13As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him; for he refreshes the soul of his masters.

RelatedProverbs 13:17 · Proverbs 25:25 · Proverbs 26:6 · Philippians 2:25-30

14As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.

RelatedLuke 14:11 · Proverbs 20:6 · Jude 1:16 · 2 Corinthians 11:13-18 · 1 Kings 22:11 · 2 Peter 2:15-19

15By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.

RelatedProverbs 15:1 · Ecclesiastes 10:4 · Proverbs 16:14 · Genesis 32:4-21 · 1 Samuel 25:24-44 · 1 Samuel 25:14

16Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it.

RelatedProverbs 25:27 · Ephesians 5:18 · Proverbs 24:13-14 · Isaiah 7:15 · 1 Samuel 14:25-27 · Luke 21:34

17Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, lest he be weary of you, and hate you.

RelatedGenesis 19:2-3 · Romans 15:24 · Judges 19:18-21

18A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

RelatedPsalms 57:4 · Proverbs 12:18 · Jeremiah 9:8 · James 3:6 · Proverbs 24:28 · Jeremiah 9:3

19Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a lame foot.

RelatedIsaiah 36:6 · Ezekiel 29:6-7 · Job 6:14-20 · 2 Chronicles 28:20-21 · 2 Timothy 4:16 · Isaiah 30:1-3

20As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

RelatedRomans 12:15 · Ecclesiastes 3:4 · James 2:15-16 · Deuteronomy 24:12-17 · Isaiah 58:7 · Proverbs 10:26

21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

RelatedRomans 12:20-21 · Matthew 5:44 · Proverbs 24:17 · Exodus 23:4-5 · Luke 10:33-36 · 2 Chronicles 28:15

22for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

Related2 Samuel 16:12 · Matthew 10:13 · 1 Corinthians 15:18

23The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.

RelatedRomans 1:30 · Psalms 15:3 · Job 37:22 · Proverbs 26:20 · 2 Corinthians 12:20 · Psalms 101:5

24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.

RelatedProverbs 21:19 · Proverbs 21:9 · Proverbs 27:15-16 · Proverbs 19:13

25Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

RelatedProverbs 15:30 · Romans 10:15 · Psalms 63:1 · Luke 2:10-11 · Exodus 17:2-3 · Nahum 1:15

26Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

RelatedEzekiel 34:18-19 · 1 Samuel 22:14-18 · 1 Thessalonians 2:15 · Ezekiel 32:2 · Matthew 23:34-37 · Matthew 26:69-74

27It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.

RelatedJohn 5:44 · Proverbs 27:2 · Philippians 2:3 · 2 Corinthians 12:11 · 2 Corinthians 12:1 · Proverbs 25:16

28Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.

RelatedProverbs 16:32 · Proverbs 22:24 · 2 Chronicles 32:5 · Nehemiah 1:3 · 1 Samuel 20:30 · 1 Samuel 25:17

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Translation: World English Bible (public domain) and the Tamil Old Version (BSI) — 1957.