Proverbs 25
1 also these proverb Solomon which to proceed human Hezekiah king Judah
These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
2 glory God to hide word: thing and glory king to search word: thing
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
3 heaven to/for height and land: country/planet to/for depth and heart king nothing search
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
4 to remove dross from silver: money and to come out: produce to/for to refine article/utensil
Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:
5 to remove wicked to/for face king and to establish: establish in/on/with righteousness throne his
Take away the wicked [from] before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6 not to honor to/for face king and in/on/with place great: large not to stand: stand
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:
7 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
For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom thine eyes have seen.
8 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
Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.
9 strife your to contend with neighbor your and counsel another not to reveal: reveal
Debate thy cause with thy neighbor [himself], And disclose not the secret of another;
10 lest to shame you to hear: hear and slander your not to return: return
Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away.
11 apple gold in/on/with figure silver: money word to speak: speak upon (right) time his
A word fitly spoken Is [like] apples of gold in network of silver.
12 ring gold and ornament gold to rebuke wise upon ear to hear: hear
[As] an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [So is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
13 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
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [So is] a faithful messenger to them that send him; For he refresheth the soul of his masters.
14 mist and spirit: breath and rain nothing man to boast: boast in/on/with gift deception
[As] clouds and wind without rain, [So is] he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.
15 in/on/with length face: anger to entice chief and tongue tender to break bone
By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
16 honey to find to eat sufficiency your lest to satisfy him and to vomit him
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17 be precious foot your from house: home neighbor your lest to satisfy you and to hate you
Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor’s house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.
18 war-club and sword and arrow to sharpen man to answer in/on/with neighbor his witness deception
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19 tooth to shatter and foot to slip confidence to act treacherously in/on/with day distress
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is [like] a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20 to advance garment in/on/with day cold vinegar upon lye and to sing in/on/with song upon heart bad: harmful
[As] one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
21 if hungry to hate you to eat him food: bread and if thirsty to water: drink him water
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22 for coal you(m. s.) to snatch up upon head his and LORD to complete to/for you
For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.
23 spirit: breath north to twist: give birth rain and face be indignant tongue secrecy
The north wind bringeth forth rain; So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
24 pleasant to dwell upon corner roof from woman: wife (contention *Q(K)*) and house: home fellow
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
25 water cool upon soul faint and tidings pleasant from land: country/planet distance
[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.
26 spring to foul and fountain to ruin righteous to shake to/for face: before wicked
[As] a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, [So is] a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
27 to eat honey to multiply not pleasant and search glory their glory
It is not good to eat much honey; So [for men] to search out their own glory is grievous.
28 city to break through nothing wall man which nothing restraint to/for spirit: temper his
He whose spirit is without restraint Is [like] a city that is broken down and without walls.
