Proverbs:25-26
rsv@Proverbs:25:1 @ These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezeki'ah king of Judah copied.
rsv@Proverbs:25:2 @ It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.
rsv@Proverbs:25:3 @ As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable.
rsv@Proverbs:25:4 @ Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel;
rsv@Proverbs:25:5 @ take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
rsv@Proverbs:25:6 @ Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great;
rsv@Proverbs:25:7 @ for it is better to be told, "Come up here," than to be put lower in the presence of the prince. What your eyes have seen
rsv@Proverbs:25:8 @ do not hastily bring into court; for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?
rsv@Proverbs:25:9 @ Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do not disclose another's secret;
rsv@Proverbs:25:10 @ lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your ill repute have no end.
rsv@Proverbs:25:11 @ A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
rsv@Proverbs:25:12 @ Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
rsv@Proverbs:25:13 @ Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him, he refreshes the spirit of his masters.
rsv@Proverbs:25:14 @ Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.
rsv@Proverbs:25:15 @ With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.
rsv@Proverbs:25:16 @ If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you be sated with it and vomit it.
rsv@Proverbs:25:17 @ Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.
rsv@Proverbs:25:18 @ A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
rsv@Proverbs:25:19 @ Trust in a faithless man in time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.
rsv@Proverbs:25:20 @ He who sings songs to a heavy heart is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, and like vinegar on a wound.
rsv@Proverbs:25:21 @ If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
rsv@Proverbs:25:22 @ for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
rsv@Proverbs:25:23 @ The north wind brings forth rain; and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
rsv@Proverbs:25:24 @ It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
rsv@Proverbs:25:25 @ Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
rsv@Proverbs:25:26 @ Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
rsv@Proverbs:25:27 @ It is not good to eat much honey, so be sparing of complimentary words.
rsv@Proverbs:25:28 @ A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
rsv@Proverbs:26:1 @ Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
rsv@Proverbs:26:2 @ Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.
rsv@Proverbs:26:3 @ A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.
rsv@Proverbs:26:4 @ Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.
rsv@Proverbs:26:5 @ Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
rsv@Proverbs:26:6 @ He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
rsv@Proverbs:26:7 @ Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
rsv@Proverbs:26:8 @ Like one who binds the stone in the sling is he who gives honor to a fool.
rsv@Proverbs:26:9 @ Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
rsv@Proverbs:26:10 @ Like an archer who wounds everybody is he who hires a passing fool or drunkard.
rsv@Proverbs:26:11 @ Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool that repeats his folly.
rsv@Proverbs:26:12 @ Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
rsv@Proverbs:26:13 @ The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!"
rsv@Proverbs:26:14 @ As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed.
rsv@Proverbs:26:15 @ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
rsv@Proverbs:26:16 @ The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer discreetly.
rsv@Proverbs:26:17 @ He who meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.
rsv@Proverbs:26:18 @ Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,
rsv@Proverbs:26:19 @ is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I am only joking!"
rsv@Proverbs:26:20 @ For lack of wood the fire goes out; and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
rsv@Proverbs:26:21 @ As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
rsv@Proverbs:26:22 @ The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
rsv@Proverbs:26:23 @ Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are smooth lips with an evil heart.
rsv@Proverbs:26:24 @ He who hates, dissembles with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart;
rsv@Proverbs:26:25 @ when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart;
rsv@Proverbs:26:26 @ though his hatred be covered with guile, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
rsv@Proverbs:26:27 @ He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back upon him who starts it rolling.
rsv@Proverbs:26:28 @ A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
rsv@Proverbs:27:1 @ Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
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