Proverbs 25
1 These, too, are parables of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transferred.
also these proverb Solomon which to proceed human Hezekiah king Judah
2 It is to the glory of God to conceal a word, and it is to the glory of kings to investigate speech.
glory God to hide word: thing and glory king to search word: thing
3 Heaven above, and earth below, and the heart of kings are each unsearchable.
heaven to/for height and land: country/planet to/for depth and heart king nothing search
4 Take away the tarnish from silver, and a most pure vessel will go forth.
to remove dross from silver: money and to come out: produce to/for to refine article/utensil
5 Take away impiety from the face of the king, and his throne shall be made firm by justice.
to remove wicked to/for face king and to establish: establish in/on/with righteousness throne his
6 Do not appear glorious before the king, and do not stand in the place of the great.
not to honor to/for face king and in/on/with place great: large not to stand: stand
7 For it is better that it should be said to you, “Ascend to here,” than that you should be humbled before the prince.
for pleasant to say to/for you to ascend: rise here/thus from to abase you to/for face noble which to see: see eye your
8 The things that your eyes have seen, do not offer hastily in a quarrel, lest afterward you may not be able to make amends, when you have dishonored your friend.
not to come out: send to/for to contend quickly lest what? to make: do in/on/with end her in/on/with be humiliated [obj] you neighbor your
9 Argue your case with your friend, and do not reveal the secret to an outsider,
strife your to contend with neighbor your and counsel another not to reveal: reveal
10 lest perhaps he may insult you, when he has heard it, and he might not cease to reproach you. Grace and friendship free a man; preserve these for yourself, lest you fall under reproach.
lest to shame you to hear: hear and slander your not to return: return
11 Whoever speaks a word at an opportune time is like apples of gold on beds of silver.
apple gold in/on/with figure silver: money word to speak: speak upon (right) time his
12 Whoever reproves the wise and obedient ear is like an earring of gold with a shining pearl.
ring gold and ornament gold to rebuke wise upon ear to hear: hear
13 Just like the cold of snow in a time of harvest, so also is a faithful messenger to him who sent him: he causes his soul to rest.
like/as coolness snow in/on/with day harvest envoy be faithful to/for to send: depart him and soul lord his to return: rescue
14 A man who boasts and does not fulfill his promises is like clouds and wind, when rain does not follow.
mist and spirit: breath and rain nothing man to boast: boast in/on/with gift deception
15 By patience, a leader shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.
in/on/with length face: anger to entice chief and tongue tender to break bone
16 You have discovered honey; eat what is sufficient for you, lest perhaps, being filled up, you may vomit it.
honey to find to eat sufficiency your lest to satisfy him and to vomit him
17 Withdraw your feet from the house of your neighbor, lest, when he has had his fill, he may hate you.
be precious foot your from house: home neighbor your lest to satisfy you and to hate you
18 A man who speaks false testimony against his neighbor is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.
war-club and sword and arrow to sharpen man to answer in/on/with neighbor his witness deception
19 Whoever sets his hopes on the unfaithful in a day of anguish is like a rotten tooth and weary foot,
tooth to shatter and foot to slip confidence to act treacherously in/on/with day distress
20 and like one who loosens his garment in cold weather. Whoever sings verses to a wicked heart is like vinegar on baking soda. Just like a moth to a garment, and a worm to wood, so too does the sadness of a man do harm to the heart.
to advance garment in/on/with day cold vinegar upon lye and to sing in/on/with song upon heart bad: harmful
21 If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
if hungry to hate you to eat him food: bread and if thirsty to water: drink him water
22 For you will gather hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will repay you.
for coal you(m. s.) to snatch up upon head his and LORD to complete to/for you
23 The north wind brings forth the rain, and a sorrowful face brings forth a detracting tongue.
spirit: breath north to twist: give birth rain and face be indignant tongue secrecy
24 It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house.
pleasant to dwell upon corner roof from woman: wife (contention *Q(K)*) and house: home fellow
25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so too are good reports from a far away land.
water cool upon soul faint and tidings pleasant from land: country/planet distance
26 The just falling down before the impious is like a fountain stirred up by feet and like a corrupted spring.
spring to foul and fountain to ruin righteous to shake to/for face: before wicked
27 Just as whoever eats too much honey, it is not good for him, so also whoever is an investigator of what is majestic will be overwhelmed by glory.
to eat honey to multiply not pleasant and search glory their glory
28 Just like a city lying in the open and without surrounding walls, so also is a man who is unable to restrain his own spirit in speaking.
city to break through nothing wall man which nothing restraint to/for spirit: temper his
