Proverbs 25:1-22

¹THESE ARE ALSO PARABLES of Salomon, which the men of Hezekiah King of Iudah copied out.

²The glorie of God is to conceale a thing secret: but the Kings honour is to search out a thing.

³The heaues in height, and the earth in deepenes, and the Kings heart can no man search out.

⁴Take the drosse from the siluer, and there shall proceede a vessell for the finer.

⁵Take away the wicked from the King, and his throne shall be stablished in righteousnes.

⁶Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.

⁷For it is better, that it be saide vnto thee, Come vp hither, then thou to be put lower in the presece of the prince whom thine eyes haue seene.

⁸Goe not foorth hastily to strife, least thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

⁹Debate thy matter with thy neighbour, and discouer not the secret to another,

¹⁰Least he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamie doe not cease.

¹¹A word spoken in his place, is like apples of golde with pictures of siluer.

¹²He that reprooueth the wise, and the obedient eare, is as a golden earering and an ornament of fine golde.

¹³As the colde of the snowe in the time of haruest, so is a faithfull messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soule of his masters.

¹⁴A man that boasteth of false liberalitie, is like cloudes and winde without raine.

¹⁵A Prince is pacified by staying of anger, and a soft tongue breaketh the bones.

¹⁶If thou haue found hony, eate that is sufficient for thee, least thou be ouerfull, and vomit it.

¹⁷Withdrawe thy foote from thy neighbours house, least he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

¹⁸A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is like an hammer and a sword, and a sharpe arrowe.

¹⁹Confidence in an vnfaythfull man in time of trouble, is like a broken tooth and a sliding foote.

²⁰Hee that taketh away the garment in the colde season, is like vineger powred vpon nitre, or like him that singeth songs to an heauy heart.

²¹If hee that hateth thee be hungry, giue him bread to eate, and if he be thirstie, giue him water to drinke.

²²For thou shalt lay coles vpon his head, and the Lord shall recompense thee.