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Proverbios 25,1-28
Chapter XXV.
1 Obseruations about Kings, 8 and about auoyding causes of quarrels, and sundry causes thereof.
1 These are also Prouerbes of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Iudah copied out.
2 It is the glory of God to conceale a thing: but the honour of Kings is to search out a matter.
3 The heauen for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of Kings is [ Hebrew there is no searching .] vnsearchable.
4 Take away the drosse from the siluer, and there shall come foorth a vessell for the finer.
5 [ Pro_20:8.] Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shalbe established in righteousnes.
6 [ Hebrew: set not out thy glory.] Put not forth thy selfe in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men.
7 [ Luk_14:10.] For better it is that it be said vnto thee, Come vp hither; then that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the Prince whom thine eies haue seene.
8 Goe not forth hastily to striue, lest thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
9 [ Mat_5:25; Mat_18:15.] Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himselfe; and [ Or, discouer not the secret of another.] discouer not a secret to another:
10 Lest he that heareth it, put thee to shame, and thine infamie turne not away.
11 A word [ Hebrew: spoken vpon his wheeles.] fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of siluer.
[A shrewd wife.]
12 As an eare-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprouer vpon an obedient eare.
13 [ Pro_13:17 .] As the cold of snow in the time of haruest, so is a faithfull messenger to them that send him: for hee refresheth the soule of his masters.
14 Who so boasteth himselfe [ Hebrew: in a gift of falshood.] of a false gift, is like cloudes and winde without raine.
15 [ Pro_15:1 ; Gen_32:4 ; Gen_16:14 ; 1Sa_25:24 .] By long forbearing is a Prince perswaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
16 Hast thou found hony? eate so much as is sufficient for thee: lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17 [ Or, let thy foote be seldome in thy neighbours house.] Withdraw thy foote from thy neighbours house: lest he be [ Hebrew: full of thee.] weary of thee, and so hate thee.
18 A man that beareth false witnes against [ Psa_120:4 ; Pro_12:18 .] his neighbour, is a maule, and a sword, and a sharpe arrow.
19 Confidence in an vnfaithfull man in time of trouble, is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of ioynt.
20 As hee that taketh away a garment in cold weather; and as vineger vpon nitre; so is he that singeth songs to an heauy heart.
21 [ Exo_23:4 ; Rom_12:20 .] If thine enemie be hungry, giue him bread to eate: and if hee be thirstie, giue him water to drinke.
22 For thou shalt heape coales of fire vpon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
23 [ Or, The Northwinde bringeth foorth raine, so doeth a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.] The North winde driueth away raine: so doeth an angrie countenance a backbiting tongue.
24 [ Pro_21:9 ; Pro_19:13 .] It is better to dwell in a corner of the house top, then with a brawling woman, and in a wide house.
25 As cold waters to a thirstie soule: so is good newes from a farre countrey.
26 A righteous man falling downe before the wicked, is as a troubled fountaine, aud a corrupt spring.
27 It is not good to eat much hony: so for men to search their owne glory, is not glory.
28 [ Pro_16:32 .] Hee that hath no rule ouer his owne spirit, is like a citie that is broken downe, and without walles.