Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
These also
are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied
out.
These are additional
proverbs of Solomon, which were
copied
by
the men of Hezekiah king of Judah :
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing;
But
the glory of kings is
to search out a
matter
.
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter
and
the glory of kings to search it
out.
As the heavens for
height,
and the earth for
depth
, So the heart
of kings is
unsearchable
.
As the heavens are
high
and the earth is
deep
, so the hearts
of kings cannot
be
searched
.
Take
away
the dross from the silver, And there
cometh
forth
a vessel for the
refiner:
Remove
the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a
silversmith
will
come
forth.
Take
away
the wicked `
from '
before
the king
, And his throne shall
be established in righteousness.
Remove
the wicked from the king’s
presence
, and his throne will
be established in righteousness.
Put
not thyself
forward
in the presence of the king, And stand
not in the place of great men :
Do
not exalt
yourself
in the presence of the king, and do
not stand
in the place of great men ;
For better
is
it 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 .
for it is
better
that he
says
to
you
, “
Come up here!”
than that you
should
be demoted
in the presence of the prince .
Even
what
you
have seen with
your
own
eyes,
Go
not forth
hastily to strive
, Lest
`thou
know
not'
what to
do in the end thereof,
When thy
neighbor hath
put
thee
to shame .
do
not bring
hastily to court.
Otherwise
, what will
you
do in the end when your
neighbor puts
you
to shame ?
Debate
thy
cause
with thy
neighbor `himself'
, And
disclose
not
the
secret
of
another;
Argue
your
case
with your
neighbor without
betraying
another’s
confidence
,
Lest he
that
heareth
it
revile
thee
, And thine
infamy turn
not
away.
lest the
one
who
hears
may
disgrace
you
, and your
infamy never
go
away.
A word fitly spoken Is `
like '
apples of gold in network
of silver.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings
of silver.
`As'
an ear-ring
of gold ,
and
an ornament of fine gold ,
`So
is '
a wise reprover
upon
an
obedient
ear.
Like
an earring
of gold or
an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s
rebuke
to
a
listening
ear.
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.
Like
the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a trustworthy
messenger to those
who
send him; he refreshes
the soul of his masters.
`As'
clouds and wind without rain ,
`So
is '
he
that
boasteth
himself
of his
gifts falsely
.
Like
clouds and wind without rain is the
man
who
boasts
of gifts never
given
.
By
long
forbearing
is
a ruler persuaded, And a soft
tongue breaketh
the
bone.
Through
patience
a ruler can
be
persuaded, and a gentle
tongue can
break
a
bone.
Hast
thou
found
honey ?
eat so
much
as
is
sufficient
for
thee
, Lest thou
be
filled
therewith,
and vomit it.
If
you
find
honey ,
eat just
what
you
need
, lest you
have
too
much
and vomit it up
.
Let
thy
foot
be
seldom in thy
neighbor's
house, Lest he be
weary of
thee,
and hate thee
.
Seldom set
foot
in your
neighbor’s
house, lest he grow
weary and hate you
.
A man that
beareth
false witness against his neighbor Is
a
maul,
and
a
sword,
and
a
sharp
arrow
.
Like
a club
or
sword
or
sharp
arrow
is
a
man who
bears
false witness against his neighbor.
Confidence
in
an
unfaithful
man
in
time
of
trouble
Is
`
like '
a broken tooth ,
and
a foot out of joint.
Like a broken tooth or
a foot out of joint is
confidence
in
a
faithless
man
in
time
of
trouble
.
`As'
one that
taketh
off
a garment in
cold weather,
`and
as'
vinegar upon
soda,
So
is he
that
singeth
songs to a heavy heart.
Like
one who
removes
a garment on
a
cold day
or
vinegar poured
on
a
wound
is one
who
sings
songs to a heavy heart.
If thine
enemy be
hungry, give him bread
to eat ;
And if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink :
If your
enemy is
hungry, give him food
to eat ,
and if he is
thirsty, give him water to drink .
For thou
wilt
heap coals of
fire
upon
his head, And Jehovah
will reward thee
.
For in
so
doing,
you
will
heap burning
coals on
his head, and the
LORD
will reward you
.
The north wind bringeth
forth rain :
So doth
a backbiting tongue an
angry countenance
.
As
the north wind brings
forth rain ,
so a backbiting tongue brings
angry looks
.
It
is
better to dwell
in
the
corner of the housetop,
Than with
a
contentious
woman
in
a wide
house.
Better to live
on
a
corner of the roof
than to
share
a house with
a
quarrelsome
wife
.
`As'
cold waters
to a thirsty
soul ,
So
is good news from a far
country
.
Like
cold water
to a weary
soul is good news from a distant
land
.
`As'
a
troubled
fountain,
and
a corrupted
spring ,
`So
is '
a righteous man that
giveth
way before
the wicked.
Like
a muddied
spring or
a
polluted
well
is a righteous man who
gives
way to
the wicked.
It is not good to eat much honey :
So
`for
men'
to search out their
own glory is
grievous
.
It is not good to eat too
much honey or
to search out one’s
own glory.
He
whose
spirit
is
without
restraint
Is
`
like '
a city that
is
broken down and
without
walls
.
Like a city whose
walls
are
broken down is
a
man
who
does
not
control
his
temper
.
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