Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
These are also
proverbs of Solomon, which
the
men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied
out.
Also
these are Proverbs of Solomon, that
men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed:
--
It
is
the glory
of God to conceal
a thing :
but
the honour of kings is
to search out a matter.
The honour
of God `is'
to hide
a thing ,
And
the honour of kings to search out a matter.
The heaven
for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is
unsearchable.
The heavens
for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings --
`are'
unsearchable.
Take away the
dross from the
silver, and there
shall
come
forth
a vessel for the finer.
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner
goeth
forth,
Take away the wicked from
before the
king, and his
throne
shall
be
established in righteousness.
Take away the wicked before a
king, And established in righteousness is
his
throne
.
Put
not forth
thyself in
the
presence
of
the
king, and stand
not
in the place of great men:
Honour
not thyself before
a
king, And in the place of the
great stand
not.
For better it
is
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 better `
that '
he
hath
said to
thee, `
Come thou
up hither ,'
Than `
that '
he
humble
thee
before
a
noble,
Whom thine eyes have seen.
Go not forth hastily
to strive, lest
thou
know
not
what to
do
in the
end thereof
, when thy neighbour hath
put
thee to shame.
Go not forth to strive, haste,
turn,
What dost
thou
in its
latter
end, When thy neighbour causeth
thee to blush?
Debate
thy cause with thy neighbour himself;
and discover
not
a
secret to
another :
Thy cause plead
with thy neighbour ,
And the
secret counsel
of
another reveal
not,
Lest he
that
heareth
it
put thee to shame, and thine infamy
turn not away
.
Lest the
hearer
put thee to shame, And thine evil
report
turn not back
.
A
word
fitly
spoken
is
like
apples of gold in pictures
of silver.
Apples of gold in imagery
of silver ,
`Is'
the
word
spoken
at
its
fit
times
.
As
an
earring
of gold, and an ornament of fine
gold, so
is a
wise reprover upon
an obedient
ear.
A
ring
of gold, and an ornament of pure
gold, `
Is '
the
wise reprover to
an attentive
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.
As 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
.
Whoso
boasteth
himself
of
a
false
gift
is
like
clouds and wind without
rain.
Clouds and wind ,
and
rain there
is
none,
`Is'
a
man
boasting
himself
in
a
false
gift
.
By long forbearing
is a prince
persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the
bone.
By long -suffering
is a ruler
persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a
bone.
Hast
thou found honey?
eat so
much
as
is
sufficient
for
thee
, lest thou be filled
therewith
, and vomit
it.
Honey
thou hast
found --
eat thy
sufficiency
, Lest thou be satiated
`with'
it
, and hast
vomited
it.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house ;
lest he be weary
of
thee, and so
hate
thee.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house ,
Lest he be satiated
`with'
thee, and have
hated
thee.
A man
that
beareth
false
witness
against
his
neighbour
is
a
maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow ,
`Is'
the
man
testifying
against
his
neighbour
a
false
testimony
.
Confidence
in
an
unfaithful
man
in
time
of
trouble
is
like
a broken
tooth, and a foot out
of joint
.
A bad
tooth, and a tottering
foot ,
`Is'
the
confidence
of the
treacherous
in
a
day
of
adversity
.
As
he
that
taketh
away a garment in cold weather
, and
as vinegar upon
nitre, so
is
he
that
singeth
songs to
an
heavy
heart.
Whoso
is
taking
away a garment in a
cold day
, `Is
as '
vinegar on
nitre, And
a
singer
of
songs on
a
sad
heart.
If thine
enemy
be
hungry
, give
him bread
to eat ;
and if he be
thirsty
, give
him water
to drink :
If he
who
is
hating
thee
doth
hunger
, cause
him to eat bread,
And if he thirst
, cause
him to drink water.
For thou
shalt
heap
coals of
fire
upon
his head, and the
LORD
shall
reward
thee.
For coals thou
art
putting
on
his head, And Jehovah
giveth
recompense
to
thee.
The
north wind driveth
away
rain :
so
doth
an
angry
countenance
a backbiting
tongue.
A
north wind bringeth
forth
rain ,
And
a secret
tongue --
indignant
faces
.
It
is
better to dwell
in
the
corner of the
housetop
, than with a brawling
woman and in
a wide
house.
Better to sit
on
a
corner of a
roof
, Than `
with '
a woman of
contentions,
and a house of
company
.
As cold waters to
a thirsty
soul, so is good news
from a far country.
`
As '
cold waters for
a weary
soul, So `
is '
a
good report
from a far country.
A righteous
man
falling
down
before
the
wicked
is
as
a
troubled fountain
, and a corrupt spring
.
A spring
troubled, and a fountain
corrupt ,
`Is'
the
righteous
falling
before
the
wicked
.
It
is
not
good
to
eat
much honey :
so
for
men
to
search
their
own
glory
is not glory
.
The
eating
of
much honey is not good,
Nor
a
searching
out
of
one's
own
honour
--
honour
.
He
that
hath
no
rule
over
his
own
spirit
is
like
a city that
is
broken down ,
and
without walls .
A city broken down without walls ,
`Is'
a
man
without
restraint
over
his
spirit!
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