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Solomon Listens to a Counsellor Beside Golden Apples
by emmanuel_higgins
25
:
11
Proverbs 25:11
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1
These
are
also
proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
2
It is
the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings
is
to search out a matter.
3
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings
is
unsearchable.
4
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
5
Take away the wicked
from
before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great
men:
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.
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.
9
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour
himself;
and discover not a secret to another:
10
Lest he that heareth
it
put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
A word fitly spoken
is like
apples of gold in pictures of silver.
12
As
an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,
so is
a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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.
14
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift
is like
clouds and wind without rain.
15
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
16
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and
so
hate thee.
18
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour
is
a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble
is like
a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20
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.
21
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the
L
ORD
shall reward thee.
23
The north wind driveth away rain: so
doth
an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24
It is
better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25
As
cold waters to a thirsty soul, so
is
good news from a far country.
26
A righteous man falling down before the wicked
is as
a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
27
It is
not good to eat much honey: so
for men
to search their own glory
is not
glory.
28
He that
hath
no rule over his own spirit
is like
a city
that is
broken down,
and
without walls.
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