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