Proverbs 25
1 These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, collected.
also these proverb Solomon which to proceed human Hezekiah king Judah
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But it is the glory of kings to search out a matter.
glory God to hide word: thing and glory king to search word: thing
3 As the heavens for their height, And as the earth for its depth, So is the heart of kings unsearchable!
heaven to/for height and land: country/planet to/for depth and heart king nothing search
4 Take away the dross from the silver, And there will come forth a vessel for the founder;
to remove dross from silver: money and to come out: produce to/for to refine article/utensil
5 Take away the wicked man from the presence of the king, And his throne will be established by righteousness.
to remove wicked to/for face king and to establish: establish in/on/with righteousness throne his
6 Put not thyself forth in the presence of the king, Nor set thyself 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 better is it that one should say to thee, “Come up hither!” Than that he should put thee in a lower place, In the presence of the prince whom thine eyes behold.
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 Go not forth hastily to engage in a suit, Lest thou know not what to do in the end of it, When thine adversary 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 Maintain thy cause with thine adversary, But reveal not another's secret;
strife your to contend with neighbor your and counsel another not to reveal: reveal
10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, And thy infamy depart not from thee.
lest to shame you to hear: hear and slander your not to return: return
11 A word spoken in season Is like apples of gold in figured-work of silver.
apple gold in/on/with figure silver: money word to speak: speak upon (right) time his
12 As a ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover to an attentive ear.
ring gold and ornament gold to rebuke wise upon ear to hear: hear
13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, So is a faithful messenger to them that send him; For he refresheth the spirit 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 As clouds and wind without rain, So is the man that boasteth falsely of giving.
mist and spirit: breath and rain nothing man to boast: boast in/on/with gift deception
15 By long forbearing is a prince appeased; And a soft tongue breaketh bones.
in/on/with length face: anger to entice chief and tongue tender to break bone
16 Hast thou found honey? eat what is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be surfeited with it, and vomit it up.
honey to find to eat sufficiency your lest to satisfy him and to vomit him
17 Let thy foot be seldom in the house of thy friend, Lest he be surfeited with thee and hate thee.
be precious foot your from house: home neighbor your lest to satisfy you and to hate you
18 A battle-hammer, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, Is the man who beareth false witness against his neighbor.
war-club and sword and arrow to sharpen man to answer in/on/with neighbor his witness deception
19 As a broken tooth, and a wavering foot, So is trust in an unfaithful man in time of trouble.
tooth to shatter and foot to slip confidence to act treacherously in/on/with day distress
20 As he that taketh off a garment on a cold day, As vinegar upon nitre, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy 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 thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be 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 thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And the LORD will reward thee.
for coal you(m. s.) to snatch up upon head his and LORD to complete to/for you
23 As the north wind bringeth forth rain, So a backbiting tongue maketh an angry countenance.
spirit: breath north to twist: give birth rain and face be indignant tongue secrecy
24 Better is it to dwell in a corner of the housetop, Than with a quarrelsome woman in a large house.
pleasant to dwell upon corner roof from woman: wife (contention *Q(K)*) and house: home fellow
25 As cold water to the thirsty, So is good news from a far country.
water cool upon soul faint and tidings pleasant from land: country/planet distance
26 As a troubled fountain, and as a corrupted spring, So is a righteous man falling before the wicked.
spring to foul and fountain to ruin righteous to shake to/for face: before wicked
27 To eat much honey is not good; So the search of high things is weariness.
to eat honey to multiply not pleasant and search glory their glory
28 As a city broken through and without a wall, So is he that hath no rule over his spirit.
city to break through nothing wall man which nothing restraint to/for spirit: temper his
