Proverbs 25
1 THESE ARE ALSO PARABLES of Salomon, which the men of Hezekiah King of Iudah copied out.
also these proverb Solomon which to proceed human Hezekiah king Judah
2 The glorie of God is to conceale a thing secret: but the Kings honour is to search out a thing.
glory God to hide word: thing and glory king to search word: thing
3 The heaues in height, and the earth in deepenes, and the Kings heart can no man search out.
heaven to/for height and land: country/planet to/for depth and heart king nothing search
4 Take the drosse from the siluer, and there shall proceede a vessell for the finer.
to remove dross from silver: money and to come out: produce to/for to refine article/utensil
5 Take away the wicked from the King, and his throne shall be stablished in righteousnes.
to remove wicked to/for face king and to establish: establish in/on/with righteousness throne his
6 Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.
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 be saide vnto thee, Come vp hither, then thou to be put lower in the presece of the prince whom thine eyes haue seene.
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 Goe not foorth hastily to strife, least thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
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 Debate thy matter with thy neighbour, and discouer not the secret to another,
strife your to contend with neighbor your and counsel another not to reveal: reveal
10 Least he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamie doe not cease.
lest to shame you to hear: hear and slander your not to return: return
11 A word spoken in his place, is like apples of golde with pictures of siluer.
apple gold in/on/with figure silver: money word to speak: speak upon (right) time his
12 He that reprooueth the wise, and the obedient eare, is as a golden earering and an ornament of fine golde.
ring gold and ornament gold to rebuke wise upon ear to hear: hear
13 As 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.
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 that boasteth of false liberalitie, is like cloudes and winde without raine.
mist and spirit: breath and rain nothing man to boast: boast in/on/with gift deception
15 A Prince is pacified by staying of anger, and a soft tongue breaketh the bones.
in/on/with length face: anger to entice chief and tongue tender to break bone
16 If thou haue found hony, eate that is sufficient for thee, least thou be ouerfull, and vomit it.
honey to find to eat sufficiency your lest to satisfy him and to vomit him
17 Withdrawe thy foote from thy neighbours house, least he be weary of thee, and hate thee.
be precious foot your from house: home neighbor your lest to satisfy you and to hate you
18 A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is like an hammer and a sword, and a sharpe arrowe.
war-club and sword and arrow to sharpen man to answer in/on/with neighbor his witness deception
19 Confidence in an vnfaythfull man in time of trouble, is like a broken tooth and a sliding foote.
tooth to shatter and foot to slip confidence to act treacherously in/on/with day distress
20 Hee 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.
to advance garment in/on/with day cold vinegar upon lye and to sing in/on/with song upon heart bad: harmful
21 If hee that hateth thee be hungry, giue him bread to eate, and if he be thirstie, giue him water to drinke.
if hungry to hate you to eat him food: bread and if thirsty to water: drink him water
22 For thou shalt lay coles vpon his head, and the Lord shall recompense thee.
for coal you(m. s.) to snatch up upon head his and LORD to complete to/for you
23 As the Northwinde driueth away the raine, so doeth an angry countenance the slandering tongue.
spirit: breath north to twist: give birth rain and face be indignant tongue secrecy
24 It is better to dwell in a corner of the house top, then with a contentious woman in a wide house.
pleasant to dwell upon corner roof from woman: wife (contention *Q(K)*) and house: home fellow
25 As are the colde waters to a weary soule, so is good newes from a farre countery.
water cool upon soul faint and tidings pleasant from land: country/planet distance
26 A righteous man falling downe before the wicked, is like a troubled well, and a corrupt spring.
spring to foul and fountain to ruin righteous to shake to/for face: before wicked
27 It is not good to eate much hony: so to search their owne glory is not glory.
to eat honey to multiply not pleasant and search glory their glory
28 A man that refraineth not his appetite, is like a citie which is broken downe and without walles.
city to break through nothing wall man which nothing restraint to/for spirit: temper his
