PROVERBS

Chapter 25

King Hezekiah's Copies of Solomon's Proverbs

Wisdom before Kings and Judges

• 1. THESE are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men o Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
  
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    • גַּם־אֵלֶּה מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה אֲשֶׁר הֶעְתִּיקוּ אַנְשֵׁי חִזְקִיָּה מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה׃
• 2. It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search our a matter.
  
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    • כְּבֹד אֱלֹהִים הַסְתֵּר דָּבָר וּכְבֹד מְלָכִים חֲקֹר דָּבָר׃
• 3. The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
  
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    • שָׁמַיִם לָרוּם וָאָרֶץ לָעֹמֶק וְלֵב מְלָכִים אֵין חֵקֶר׃
• 4. Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
  
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    • הָגוֹ סִיגִים מִכָּסֶף וַיֵּצֵא לַצֹּרֵף כֶּלִי׃
• 5. Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
  
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    • הָגוֹ רָשָׁע לִפְנֵי־מֶלֶךְ וְיִכּוֹן בַּצֶּדֶק כִּסְאוֹ׃
• 6. Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men.
  
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    • אַל־תִּתְהַדַּר לִפְנֵי־מֶלֶךְ וּבִמְקוֹם גְּדֹלִים אַל־תַּעֲמֹד׃
• 7. 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.
  
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    • כִּי טוֹב אֲמָר־לְךָ עֲלֵה הֵנָּה מֵהַשְׁפִּילְךָ לִפְנֵי נָדִיב אֲשֶׁר רָאוּ עֵינֶיךָ׃
• 8. 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.
  
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    • אַל־תֵּצֵא לָרִב מַהֵר פֶּן מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה בְּאַחֲרִיתָהּ בְּהַכְלִים אֹתְךָ רֵעֶךָ׃
• 9. Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
  
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    • רִיבְךָ רִיב אֶת־רֵעֶךָ וְסוֹד אַחֵר אַל־תְּגָל׃
• 10. Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
  
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    • פֶּן־יְחַסֶּדְךָ שֹׁמֵעַ וְדִבָּתְךָ לֹא תָשׁוּב׃

Assorted Proverbs

• 11. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
  
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    • תַּפּוּחֵי זָהָב בְּמַשְׂכִּיּוֹת כָּסֶף דָּבָר דָּבֻר עַל־אָפְנָיו׃
• 12. As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
  
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    • נֶזֶם זָהָב וַחֲלִי־כָתֶם מוֹכִיחַ חָכָם עַל־אֹזֶן שֹׁמָעַת׃
• 13. 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.
  
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    • כְּצִנַּת־שֶׁלֶג בְּיוֹם קָצִיר צִיר נֶאֱמָן לְשֹׁלְחָיו וְנֶפֶשׁ אֲדֹנָיו יָשִׁיב׃ פ
• 14. Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
  
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    • נְשִׂיאִים וְרוּחַ וְגֶשֶׁם אָיִן אִישׁ מִתְהַלֵּל בְּמַתַּת־שָׁקֶר׃
• 15. By long forebearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
  
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    • בְּאֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִם יְפֻתֶּה קָצִין וְלָשׁוֹן רַכָּה תִּשְׁבָּר־גָּרֶם׃
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