# Proverbs 25

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/25

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. These too are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, copied.
2. To conceal a matter is God's glory, to search a matter kings' glory.
3. The height of the heavens, the depth of the earth, and the heart of kings are unsearchable.
4. Keep the dross away from silver, and a vessel emerges for the refiner.
5. Remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will stand firm in righteousness.
6. Do not exalt yourself before the king, nor stand in the place of great men.
7. For it is better that someone say to you, "Come up here," than that you be humbled before a noble whom your eyes have seen.
8. Do not go out hastily to strive, lest in its end, when your neighbor shames you, what will you do?
9. Argue your case with your neighbor, and do not disclose another's secret.
10. Lest the hearer shame you, and your infamy never depart.
11. A word spoken in its proper measure is like apples of gold in frames of silver.
12. Like a gold earring and a pure gold ornament is a wise rebuker to a listening ear.
13. Like the chill of snow during harvest, so a faithful messenger to his senders restores the soul of his masters.
14. Clouds and wind without rain are like a man who boasts of a false gift.
15. Patience sways a ruler, and a gentle tongue breaks bone.
16. Have you found honey? Eat only enough for you, lest you glut yourself on it and vomit it.
17. Let your foot be rare in your neighbor's house, lest he be sated with you and hate you.
18. A man who testifies as a false witness against his neighbor is like a maul, a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19. Confidence in a faithless person on a day of distress is like a bad tooth and a foot out of joint.
20. One who removes a garment on a cold day, or vinegar on nitre, is like one who sings songs to an afflicted heart.
21. If your enemy is hungry, feed him bread; and if he thirsts, give him water to drink.
22. For you will heap coals on his head, and Yahweh will repay you.
23. The north wind brings rain; a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
24. Better to dwell on a corner of the roof than with a contentious and quarrelsome woman in a shared house.
25. Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.
26. Like a trampled spring and a corrupted fountain is a righteous man who yields before the wicked.
27. It is not good to eat much honey; seeking one's own glory is not glory.
28. Like a breached city without a wall is a man without restraint over his spirit.

## Nearby chapters

[Proverbs 24](https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/24.md)
[Proverbs 26](https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/26.md)

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