ukjv@Proverbs:25:1 @ These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:2 @ It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:3 @ The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:4 @ Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:5 @ Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:6 @ Put not forth yourself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
ukjv@Proverbs:25:7 @ For better it is that it be said unto you, Come up here; than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom yours eyes have seen.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:8 @ Go not forth hastily to strive, lest you know not what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbour has put you to shame.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:9 @ Debate your cause with your neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
ukjv@Proverbs:25:10 @ Lest he that hears it put you to shame, and yours ill repute turn not away.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:11 @ A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:12 @ As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:13 @ As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:14 @ Whoso boasts himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:15 @ By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:16 @ Have you found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for you, lest you be filled therewith, and vomit it.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:17 @ Withdraw your foot from your neighbour's house; lest he be weary of you, and so hate you.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:18 @ A man that bears false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:19 @ Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:20 @ As he that takes away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon alkali, so is he that sings songs to an heavy heart.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:21 @ If yours enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
ukjv@Proverbs:25:22 @ For you shall heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward you.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:23 @ The north wind drives away rain: so does an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:24 @ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:25 @ As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:26 @ A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:27 @ It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
ukjv@Proverbs:25:28 @ He that has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
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