Proverbs 25 — GNV
25Verse 1THESE ARE ALSO PARABLES of Salomon, which the men of Hezekiah King of Iudah copied out.Verse 2The glorie of God is to conceale a thing secret: but the Kings honour is to search out a thing.Verse 3The heaues in height, and the earth in deepenes, and the Kings heart can no man search out.Verse 4Take the drosse from the siluer, and there shall proceede a vessell for the finer.Verse 5Take away the wicked from the King, and his throne shall be stablished in righteousnes.Verse 6Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.Verse 7For it is better, that it be saide vnto thee, Come vp hither, then thou to be put lower in the presece of the prince whom thine eyes haue seene.Verse 8Goe not foorth hastily to strife, least thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.Verse 9Debate thy matter with thy neighbour, and discouer not the secret to another,Verse 10Least he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamie doe not cease.Verse 11A word spoken in his place, is like apples of golde with pictures of siluer.Verse 12He that reprooueth the wise, and the obedient eare, is as a golden earering and an ornament of fine golde.Verse 13As the colde of the snowe in the time of haruest, so is a faithfull messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soule of his masters.Verse 14A man that boasteth of false liberalitie, is like cloudes and winde without raine.Verse 15A Prince is pacified by staying of anger, and a soft tongue breaketh the bones.Verse 16If thou haue found hony, eate that is sufficient for thee, least thou be ouerfull, and vomit it.Verse 17Withdrawe thy foote from thy neighbours house, least he be weary of thee, and hate thee.Verse 18A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is like an hammer and a sword, and a sharpe arrowe.Verse 19Confidence in an vnfaythfull man in time of trouble, is like a broken tooth and a sliding foote.Verse 20Hee that taketh away the garment in the colde season, is like vineger powred vpon nitre, or like him that singeth songs to an heauy heart.Verse 21If hee that hateth thee be hungry, giue him bread to eate, and if he be thirstie, giue him water to drinke.Verse 22For thou shalt lay coles vpon his head, and the Lord shall recompense thee.Verse 23As the Northwinde driueth away the raine, so doeth an angry countenance the slandering tongue.Verse 24It is better to dwell in a corner of the house top, then with a contentious woman in a wide house.Verse 25As are the colde waters to a weary soule, so is good newes from a farre countery.Verse 26A righteous man falling downe before the wicked, is like a troubled well, and a corrupt spring.Verse 27It is not good to eate much hony: so to search their owne glory is not glory.Verse 28A man that refraineth not his appetite, is like a citie which is broken downe and without walles.