Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Also
these are Proverbs of Solomon, that
men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed
: --
These are additional
proverbs of Solomon, which
were
copied
by
the
men of Hezekiah king of Judah:
The honour
of God `is'
to hide
a thing,
And the honour
of kings to search out a
matter
.
It
is
the glory
of God to conceal
a matter
and the glory
of kings to search it
out.
The heavens for
height,
and the earth for
depth
, And
the heart
of kings --
`are'
unsearchable
.
As
the heavens are
high
and the earth is
deep
, so
the hearts
of kings cannot
be
searched
.
Take
away
dross from silver, And a vessel for the
refiner
goeth
forth ,
Remove
the
dross from the
silver, and a vessel for a
silversmith
will
come
forth .
Take
away
the wicked before
a
king
, And established in righteousness is
his
throne
.
Remove
the wicked from
the
king’s
presence
, and his
throne
will
be
established in righteousness.
Honour
not thyself
before
a
king, And in the place of the
great stand
not.
Do
not exalt
yourself
in
the
presence
of
the
king, and do
not
stand
in the place of great men;
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 .
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
to strive,
haste,
turn
, What dost
thou
in its
latter
end ,
When thy
neighbour
causeth
thee
to blush
?
do
not bring
hastily
to court.
Otherwise
, what will
you
do
in the
end when your
neighbor
puts
you
to shame
?
Thy
cause
plead
with thy
neighbour,
And
the
secret
counsel
of
another
reveal
not
,
Argue
your
case
with your
neighbor
without
betraying
another’s
confidence
,
Lest the hearer
put
thee
to
shame
, And thine
evil
report
turn
not
back
.
lest the one
who
hears
may
disgrace
you
, and your
infamy
never
go
away
.
Apples of gold in imagery
of silver ,
`Is'
the
word
spoken
at
its
fit
times
.
A
word
fitly
spoken
is
like
apples of gold in settings
of silver.
A
ring
of gold ,
and
an ornament of pure
gold ,
`
Is '
the
wise reprover
to an
attentive
ear.
Like
an
earring
of gold or
an ornament of fine
gold is a
wise man’s
rebuke
to a
listening
ear.
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
.
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.
Clouds and wind ,
and
rain there
is none,
`Is'
a
man boasting
himself
in
a
false
gift
.
Like
clouds and wind without
rain is the
man who
boasts
of
gifts
never
given
.
By
long-suffering
is
a ruler persuaded, And a soft
tongue breaketh
a bone.
Through
patience
a ruler can
be
persuaded, and a gentle
tongue can
break
a bone.
Honey thou
hast
found
--
eat thy
sufficiency
, Lest thou
be
satiated
`with'
it,
and hast
vomited
it.
If
you
find
honey ,
eat just
what
you
need
, lest you
have
too
much
and vomit
it up
.
Withdraw
thy
foot from
thy
neighbour's
house, Lest he be
satiated
`with'
thee,
and have
hated
thee
.
Seldom
set
foot in
your
neighbor’s
house, lest he grow
weary
and hate
you
.
A
maul,
and
a sword ,
and
a
sharp arrow ,
`
Is '
the
man testifying
against his neighbour
a
false
testimony
.
Like
a club
or
sword or
sharp arrow is a
man who
bears
false
witness
against his neighbor
.
A bad
tooth ,
and
a tottering
foot ,
`
Is '
the
confidence of
the
treacherous
in a day
of adversity
.
Like
a broken
tooth or
a foot out
of
joint
is confidence in a faithless
man
in
time
of trouble
.
Whoso
is
taking
away
a garment in
a cold day ,
`Is
as'
vinegar on nitre,
And
a singer
of
songs on
a sad
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 he
who
is hating
thee
doth
hunger
, cause
him to eat bread
, And if he thirst
, cause
him to drink water
.
If your
enemy
is hungry
, give
him food
to eat, and if he is
thirsty
, give
him water
to drink.
For coals thou
art
putting
on his head, And Jehovah
giveth
recompense
to
thee
.
For in
so
doing,
you
will
heap
burning
coals on his head, and the
LORD
will
reward
you
.
A
north wind bringeth
forth rain, And
a secret
tongue --
indignant
faces
.
As
the
north wind brings
forth rain, so
a backbiting
tongue brings
angry
looks
.
Better to sit
on a corner of a
roof ,
Than `with'
a
woman
of
contentions,
and
a house of
company
.
Better to live
on a corner of the
roof than to
share
a house with
a
quarrelsome
wife
.
`As'
cold waters
for
a weary soul ,
So
`
is '
a
good report
from a far
country
.
Like
cold water
to
a weary soul is good news
from a distant
land
.
A spring troubled,
and
a fountain
corrupt,
`
Is '
the
righteous falling
before
the wicked.
Like
a muddied
spring or
a polluted
well
is a
righteous man
who
gives
way
to
the wicked.
The
eating
of
much
honey
is not good ,
Nor
a
searching
out of
one's
own honour
--
honour
.
It
is not good to
eat
too
much
honey
or
to
search
out one’s
own glory
.
A city broken down without
walls,
`
Is '
a man without
restraint
over
his spirit!
Like
a city whose
walls
are
broken down is a man who
does
not
control
his temper.
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