Proverbs 25:1-6

¹These are the miscellaneous instructions of Solomon, which the friends of Hezekiah king of Judea copied out.

²The glory of God conceals a matter: But the glory of a king honors business.

³Heaven is high, and earth is deep, And a king’s heart is unsearchable.

⁴Beat the drossy silver, And it shall be made entirely pure.

⁵Slay the ungodly from before the king, And his throne shall prosper in righteousness.

⁶Be not boastful in the presence of the king, And remain not in the places of princes;