Basic English Bible Verse Images: Proverbs Chapter 25 in Stunning Detail
Proverbs 25:1. These are more wise sayings of Solomon, copied out by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
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Proverbs 25:2. It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out.
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Proverbs 25:3. The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out.
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Proverbs 25:4. Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.
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Proverbs 25:5. Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.
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Proverbs 25:6. Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:
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Proverbs 25:7. For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.
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Proverbs 25:8. Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
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Proverbs 25:9. Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:
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Proverbs 25:10. Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.
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Proverbs 25:11. A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
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Proverbs 25:12. Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
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Proverbs 25:13. As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.
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Proverbs 25:14. As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.
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Proverbs 25:15. A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.
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Proverbs 25:16. If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.
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Proverbs 25:17. Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.
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Proverbs 25:18. One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.
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Proverbs 25:19. Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.
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Proverbs 25:20. Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.
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Proverbs 25:21. If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:
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Proverbs 25:22. For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.
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Proverbs 25:23. As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.
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Proverbs 25:24. It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
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Proverbs 25:25. As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.
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Proverbs 25:26. Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.
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Proverbs 25:27. It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
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Proverbs 25:28. He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.
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