My LORD’s BibleProverbs 25
1These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
גַּם־אֵלֶּה מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה אֲשֶׁר הֶעְתִּיקוּ אַנְשֵׁי ׀ חִזְקִיָּה מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה׃ (2537)
See also: Proverbs 1:1, 1 Kings 4:32, Proverbs 10:1, Micah 1:1, Ecclesiastes 12:9, Isaiah 1:1, Isaiah 36:22, Isaiah 37:2, Hosea 1:1
2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
כְּבֹד אֱלֹהִים הַסְתֵּר דָּבָר וּכְבֹד מְלָכִים חֲקֹר דָּבָר׃ (1669)
See also: Deuteronomy 29:29, Romans 11:33-34, Job 11:7-8, Job 38:4-39:30, Job 42:3, 1 Kings 4:29-34, Job 29:16, 1 Kings 3:9-28, Ezra 4:15, Luke 6:27, Ezra 4:19, Ezra 5:17-6:1, Ezra 6:1, Job 40:2, Deuteronomy 17:4, 1 Samuel 20:12, 2 Samuel 1:5, Job 11:8
3The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
שָׁמַיִם לָרוּם וָאָרֶץ לָעֹמֶק וְלֵב מְלָכִים אֵין חֵקֶר׃ (1750)
See also: Isaiah 55:8, Psalms 103:11, Romans 11:33, 1 Kings 4:29, Isaiah 55:9, Psalms 15:3, Isaiah 7:11, Romans 8:39, 1 Peter 1:7
4Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
הָגֹו סִיגִים מִכָּסֶף וַיֵּצֵא לַצֹּרֵף כֶּלִי׃ (904)
See also: 2 Timothy 2:20-21, Proverbs 17:3, Ezekiel 22:18, Isaiah 1:25-27, Malachi 3:2-3, 1 Peter 1:7, Malachi 3:3, Proverbs 26:23, Leviticus 14:40, Jeremiah 6:30
5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
הָגֹו רָשָׁע לִפְנֵי־מֶלֶךְ וְיִכֹּון בַּצֶּדֶק כִּסְאֹו׃ (1219)
See also: Proverbs 16:12, Proverbs 20:8, 1 Kings 2:45, Psalms 101:7-8, Jeremiah 22:15, Proverbs 20:28, Isaiah 16:5, 2 Samuel 3:39, 1 Samuel 24:1, 1 Kings 2:33, 1 Kings 2:46, Esther 7:10, Proverbs 14:35, Proverbs 29:14, Isaiah 9:7, Esther 8:11-17
6Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
אַל־תִּתְהַדַּר לִפְנֵי־מֶלֶךְ וּבִמְקֹום גְּדֹלִים אַל־תַּעֲמֹד׃ (2126)
See also: Luke 14:8, Luke 14:10, Proverbs 27:2, Proverbs 16:19, Proverbs 25:27, Proverbs 15:33, Matthew 23:6, Exodus 3:11, 2 Samuel 15:4, Matthew 25:40, Psalms 131:1, 1 Samuel 9:20-22, 1 Samuel 15:17, 1 Samuel 18:18-23, 2 Samuel 7:8-17, Jeremiah 1:6-10, Amos 7:12-15
7For 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.
כִּי טֹוב אֲמָר־לְךָ עֲלֵה הֵנָּה מֵהַשְׁפִּילְךָ לִפְנֵי נָדִיב אֲשֶׁר רָאוּ עֵינֶיךָ׃ (2092)
8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
אַל־תֵּצֵא לָרִב מַהֵר פֶּן מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה בְּאַחֲרִיתָהּ בְּהַכְלִים אֹתְךָ רֵעֶךָ׃ (3393)
See also: Matthew 5:25, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 3:30, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 18:6, 1 Kings 3:25, Proverbs 14:12, Proverbs 19:2, Proverbs 30:33, 1 Corinthians 13:4, Judges 11:12, 2 Samuel 2:26, Jeremiah 5:31, Luke 12:58, Luke 14:31-32, 1 Samuel 25:13, 2 Samuel 2:14-16, 2 Samuel 2:27, 2 Samuel 10:6, 2 Samuel 20:1
9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
רִיבְךָ רִיב אֶת־רֵעֶךָ וְסֹוד אַחֵר אַל־תְּגָל׃ (1884)
See also: Matthew 18:15, Proverbs 11:13, Matthew 5:24, Matthew 18:5-17, Proverbs 20:19, Genesis 21:25, Joshua 22:13, 2 Samuel 13:22, Genesis 9:22
10Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
פֶּן־יְחַסֶּדְךָ שֹׁמֵעַ וְדִבָּתְךָ לֹא תָשׁוּב׃ (1813)
11A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
תַּפּוּחֵי זָהָב בְּמַשְׂכִּיֹּות כָּסֶף דָּבָר דָּבֻר עַל־אָפְנָיו׃ (2115)
See also: Ephesians 4:29, Isaiah 50:4, Proverbs 15:23, Proverbs 16:24, Psalms 37:30, Proverbs 12:25, Ecclesiastes 12:10, Proverbs 18:20, Matthew 12:35, Colossians 4:6, Proverbs 24:26, 2 Kings 5:14, Psalms 85:8, Luke 4:22, Genesis 41:37, Judges 8:3, Ezra 10:5, Job 6:25, Proverbs 15:2, Proverbs 22:18
12As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
נֶזֶם זָהָב וַחֲלִי־כָתֶם מֹוכִיחַ חָכָם עַל־אֹזֶן שֹׁמָעַת׃ (1745)
See also: Psalms 141:5, Ephesians 5:11, Proverbs 15:31, Proverbs 20:15, 2 Samuel 12:13, Proverbs 9:9, Proverbs 13:18, 1 Samuel 25:33, Proverbs 9:8, Proverbs 15:5, Proverbs 27:5-6, 2 Thessalonians 3:15, 1 Samuel 25:31-34, Job 42:11, Proverbs 1:8-9, Acts 10:33, Genesis 20:16, 1 Kings 12:8, 2 Kings 20:14, 2 Chronicles 10:8
13As 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.
כְּצִנַּת־שֶׁלֶג ׀ בְּיֹום קָצִיר צִיר נֶאֱמָן לְשֹׁלְחָיו וְנֶפֶשׁ אֲדֹנָיו יָשִׁיב׃ (3005)
See also: Proverbs 13:17, Proverbs 26:6, Proverbs 25:25, 1 Corinthians 16:18, Philippians 2:25, Proverbs 10:26, Joshua 2:24, Joshua 22:32, 2 Samuel 18:27, 1 Kings 20:33, Romans 15:32, 1 Timothy 3:11
14Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
נְשִׂיאִים וְרוּחַ וְגֶשֶׁם אָיִן אִישׁ מִתְהַלֵּל בְּמַתַּת־שָׁקֶר׃ (3299)
See also: Galatians 6:3, Jude 1:12, Romans 1:22, Proverbs 20:6, James 4:16, Romans 15:18, Luke 14:11, 2 Peter 2:15-19, Jude 1:16, 1 Kings 22:11, Luke 18:10-14, 1 Corinthians 4:8, 2 Corinthians 10:13, 2 Corinthians 11:13-18, 2 Corinthians 11:31, 1 Timothy 6:4
15By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
בְּאֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִם יְפֻתֶּה קָצִין וְלָשֹׁון רַכָּה תִּשְׁבָּר־גָּרֶם׃ (2861)
See also: Proverbs 15:1, Ecclesiastes 10:4, Proverbs 31:26, Proverbs 15:18, Proverbs 16:14, Genesis 32:4-21, Judges 8:3, Judges 14:9, 1 Samuel 25:14, 1 Samuel 25:24-44, Job 41:3, 1 Samuel 1:15
16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
דְּבַשׁ מָצָאתָ אֱכֹל דַּיֶּךָּ פֶּן־תִּשְׂבָּעֶנּוּ וַהֲקֵאתֹו׃ (2398)
See also: Ecclesiastes 7:16, Proverbs 25:27, Ephesians 5:18, Proverbs 24:13-14, Leviticus 2:11, 1 Samuel 14:25-27, 1 Samuel 14:44, Isaiah 7:15, Judges 14:8-9, Luke 21:34
17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
הֹקַר רַגְלְךָ מִבֵּית רֵעֶךָ פֶּן־יִשְׂבָּעֲךָ וּשְׂנֵאֶךָ׃ (2209)
18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
מֵפִיץ וְחֶרֶב וְחֵץ שָׁנוּן אִישׁ עֹנֶה בְרֵעֵהוּ עֵד שָׁקֶר׃ (2339)
See also: Psalms 57:4, Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 26:18, Jeremiah 9:4, Proverbs 6:19, Jeremiah 9:8, James 3:6, Psalms 120:3-4, Proverbs 21:28, Proverbs 24:28, Jeremiah 9:3, Exodus 23:1, 1 Kings 21:13, 2 Chronicles 34:6, Psalms 52:2, Psalms 140:3, Matthew 26:59, Psalms 55:21
19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
שֵׁן רֹעָה וְרֶגֶל מוּעָדֶת מִבְטָח בֹּוגֵד בְּיֹום צָרָה׃ (1811)
See also: Isaiah 36:6, Ezekiel 29:6-7, Job 6:14-20, Ezekiel 29:7, Acts 15:38, 2 Chronicles 28:20-21, 2 Timothy 4:16
20As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
מַעֲדֶה בֶּגֶד ׀ בְּיֹום קָרָה חֹמֶץ עַל־נָתֶר וְשָׁר בַּשִּׁרִים עַל לֶב־רָע׃ (2839)
See also: Romans 12:15, Ecclesiastes 3:4, Deuteronomy 24:12-17, Proverbs 31:21, Isaiah 58:7, James 2:15-16, 1 Samuel 28:23, Job 24:7-10, Psalms 137:3-4, Proverbs 10:26, Daniel 6:18, James 5:15
21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
אִם־רָעֵב נַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵהוּ לָחֶם וְאִם־צָמֵא הַשְׁקֵהוּ מָיִם׃ (1213)
See also: Romans 12:20, Matthew 5:44, Luke 6:27, Exodus 23:4-5, Proverbs 24:17, Isaiah 58:7, Luke 10:33-36, 2 Kings 6:22, 2 Chronicles 28:15, Proverbs 19:11, Matthew 25:35, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, Proverbs 24:29, Luke 10:34, Isaiah 21:14, 1 Samuel 24:19, 1 Samuel 30:11, 2 Kings 6:23, Job 24:23, Ezekiel 18:16
22For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
כִּי גֶחָלִים אַתָּה חֹתֶה עַל־רֹאשֹׁו וַיהוָה יְשַׁלֶּם־לָךְ׃ (2009)
23The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
רוּחַ צָפֹון תְּחֹולֵל גָּשֶׁם וּפָנִים נִזְעָמִים לְשֹׁון סָתֶר׃ (2706)
See also: Ephesians 4:26, Genesis 8:1, Ephesians 4:31, Job 37:22, Psalms 15:3, Proverbs 26:20, Romans 1:30, 2 Corinthians 12:20, Exodus 23:1, 1 Samuel 24:9, Psalms 101:5, Proverbs 13:17, Proverbs 29:12
24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
טֹוב שֶׁבֶת עַל־פִּנַּת־גָּג מֵאֵשֶׁת [מִדֹונִים כ] (מִדְיָנִים ק) וּבֵית חָבֶר׃ (3148)
See also: Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 27:15, Proverbs 21:19, Proverbs 19:13, Proverbs 7:11, Proverbs 18:6, Titus 3:2
25As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
מַיִם קָרִים עַל־נֶפֶשׁ עֲיֵפָה וּשְׁמוּעָה טֹובָה מֵאֶרֶץ מֶרְחָק׃ (2263)
See also: Proverbs 15:30, Romans 10:15, Psalms 63:1, Proverbs 25:13, 1 Corinthians 16:18, 1 Thessalonians 3:6, Genesis 21:16-19, Genesis 24:56, Exodus 17:2-3, Nahum 1:15, Luke 2:10-11, Revelation 21:6, Genesis 22:20, Judges 15:18-19, 2 Samuel 18:27, 2 Samuel 23:15, Psalms 42:1-2, Isaiah 52:7, Isaiah 55:1, Jeremiah 18:14
26A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
מַעְיָן נִרְפָּשׂ וּמָקֹור מָשְׁחָת צַדִּיק מָט לִפְנֵי־רָשָׁע׃ (2893)
See also: Ezekiel 34:18-19, 1 Samuel 14:27, 1 Samuel 22:14-18, 1 Thessalonians 2:15, 2 Peter 2:8, Genesis 4:8, 2 Samuel 4:11, 2 Chronicles 24:21-22, Ezekiel 32:2, Matthew 23:34-37, Matthew 26:69-74, Acts 7:52, Revelation 17:6
27It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
אָכֹל דְּבַשׁ הַרְבֹּות לֹא־טֹוב וְחֵקֶר כְּבֹדָם כָּבֹוד׃ (1430)
See also: Proverbs 27:2, 2 Corinthians 10:12, Proverbs 25:16, Proverbs 25:6, John 8:54, John 5:44, John 7:18, 2 Corinthians 11:30, Leviticus 2:11, Philippians 2:3, 2 Corinthians 12:1, 2 Corinthians 12:11, 1 Thessalonians 2:6, Proverbs 24:13, Romans 12:3
28He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
עִיר פְּרוּצָה אֵין חֹומָה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵין מַעְצָר לְרוּחֹו׃ (2304)
See also: Proverbs 16:32, James 1:19, Proverbs 22:24, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 12:16, Proverbs 19:19, 2 Chronicles 32:5, Nehemiah 1:3, 1 Samuel 20:30, 1 Samuel 25:17