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Proverbs 25:2-4 in English

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Proverbs 25:2-4 in American Standard Version (1901)

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
4 Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:
Proverbs 25 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 25:2-4 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

2 The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honours business.
3 Heaven is high, and earth is deep, and a king's heart is unsearchable.
4 Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be made entirely pure.
Proverbs 25 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 25:2-4 in King James Version + Apocrypha

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.
Proverbs 25 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 25:2-4 in King James (Authorized) Version

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.
Proverbs 25 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 25:2-4 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

2 The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honors business.
3 Heaven is high, and earth is deep, and a king's heart is unsearchable.
4 Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be made entirely pure.
Proverbs 25 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 25:2-4 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the glory 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 cometh forth a vessel for the finer:
PROVERBS 25 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 25:2-4 in Translation for Translators

2 We consider God to be great because he ◄acts in mysterious ways/does things that we cannot understand►; we consider kings to be great because they explain things.
3 It is not possible for anyone to measure how high the sky is or how deep the earth/ocean is; likewise SIM, it is not possible for us to know all that kings are thinking.
4 If workers burn out the impure bits that are in silver, a man who makes things from silver can make something beautiful from the silver.
Proverbs 25 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 25:2-4 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

2 The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honours business.
3 Heaven is high, and earth is deep, and a king's heart is unsearchable.
4 Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be made entirely pure.
Proverbs 25 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Proverbs 25:2-4 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner.
Proverbs 25 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 25:2-4 in World English Bible (Catholic)

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner.
Proverbs 25 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 25:2-4 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner.
Proverbs 25 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 25:2-4 in Bible in Basic English

2 It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out.
3 The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out.
4 Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.
Proverbs 25 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 25:2-4 in Darby Translation

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; but the glory of kings is to search out a thing.
3 The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:
Proverbs 25 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 25:2-4 in Douay-Rheims 1899

2 It is the glory of God to conceal the word, and the glory of kings to search out the speech.
3 The heaven above, and the earth beneath, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
4 Take away the rust from silver, and there shall come forth a most pure vessel:
Proverbs 25 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 25:2-4 in Free Bible Version

2 God's greatness is in doing things that can't be known, while the greatness of kings is in revealing things.
3 Just as the height of the heavens or the depth of the earth can't be known, the king's thinking can't be known.
4 Remove the waste from the silver, and the silversmith has pure silver to work with.
Proverbs 25 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 25:2-4 in Geneva Bible 1599

2 The glorie of God is to conceale a thing secret: but the Kings honour is to search out a thing.
3 The heaues in height, and the earth in deepenes, and the Kings heart can no man search out.
4 Take the drosse from the siluer, and there shall proceede a vessell for the finer.
Proverbs 25 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 25:2-4 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; but the glory 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 cometh forth a vessel for the refiner;
Proverbs 25 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 25:2-4 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

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.
Proverbs 25 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 25:2-4 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

2 It is the honor of God to conceal a thing; but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
3 As are the heavens for height, and the earth is for depth, so should the heart of kings be unsearchable.
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there will come forth a vessel for the melter.
Proverbs 25 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 25:2-4 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

2 The glory of God conceals a matter: But the glory of a king honors business.
3 Heaven is high, and earth is deep, And a king’s heart is unsearchable.
4 Beat the drossy silver, And it shall be made entirely pure.
Proverbs 25 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 25:2-4 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 25:2-4 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Proverbs 25:2-4 in George Noyes Bible

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But it is the glory of kings to search out a matter.
3 As the heavens for their height, And as the earth for its depth, So is the heart of kings unsearchable!
4 Take away the dross from the silver, And there will come forth a vessel for the founder;
Proverbs 25 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 25:2-4 in One Unity Resource Bible

2 It is the kavod ·weighty glory· of God to conceal a thing, but the kavod ·weighty glory· of kings is to search out a matter.
3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner;
Proverbs [Sayings] 25 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 25:2-4 in Unlocked Literal Bible

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings to search it out.
3 Like the heavens are for height and the earth is for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
4 Remove the dross from the silver and a metal worker can use the silver in his craft.
Proverbs 25 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 25:2-4 in World English Bible

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner.
Proverbs 25 in World English Bible

Proverbs 25:2-4 in World English Bible British Edition

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner.
Proverbs 25 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 25:2-4 in Noah Webster Bible

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
3 The heaven for hight, 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.
Proverbs 25 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 25:2-4 in World Messianic Bible

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner.
Proverbs 25 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 25:2-4 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner.
Proverbs 25 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 25:2-4 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

2 The glory of God is to cover a word; and the glory of kings is to seek out a word.
3 Heaven above, and the earth beneath, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
4 Do thou away rust from silver, and a full clean vessel shall go out.

Proverbs 25:2-4 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

2 The glory of God is to cover a word; and the glory of kings is to seek out a word. (The glory of God be those things which he hath hidden; and the glory of kings is to search them out.)
3 Heaven above, and the earth beneath, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. (The heavens be above, and the earth is beneath, and a king’s heartis unsearchable.)
4 Do thou away rust from silver, and a full clean vessel shall go out.

Proverbs 25:2-4 in Young's Literal Translation

2 The honour of God is to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.
3 The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings — are unsearchable.
4 Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,