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