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Proverbs
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English: Basic English Bible |
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Proverbs 25 [Context] [Commentary] 
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These are more wise sayings of Solomon, copied out by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah. |
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It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out. |
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The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out. |
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Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker. |
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Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness. |
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Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great: |
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For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler. |
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Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame? |
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Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another: |
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Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away. |
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A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver. |
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Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention. |
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As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master. |
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As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given. |
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