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            <div class="label">25</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Proverbs of Solomon</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.25.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">These </span><span class="add"><span class="content">are</span></span><span class="content"> also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.25.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.25.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="add"><span class="content">It is</span></span><span class="content"> the glory of God to conceal a thing:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.25.2"><span class="content">But the honour of kings </span><span class="add"><span class="content">is</span></span><span class="content"> to search out a matter.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.25.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.25.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The heaven for height, and the earth for depth,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.25.3"><span class="content">And the heart of kings </span><span class="add"><span class="content">is</span></span><span class="content"> unsearchable.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.25.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.25.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Take away the dross from the silver,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.25.4"><span class="content">And there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.25.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.25.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Take away the wicked </span><span class="add"><span class="content">from</span></span><span class="content"> before the king,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.25.5"><span class="content">And his throne shall be established in righteousness.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.25.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.25.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.25.6"><span class="content">And stand not in the place of great </span><span class="add"><span class="content">men:</span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.25.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.25.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">For better </span><span class="add"><span class="content">it is</span></span><span class="content"> that it be said unto thee, Come up hither;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.25.7"><span class="content">Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.25.7"><span class="content">Whom thine eyes have seen.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.25.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.25.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Go not forth hastily to strive,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.25.8"><span class="content">Lest </span><span class="add"><span class="content">thou know not</span></span><span class="content"> what to do in the end thereof,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.25.8"><span class="content">When thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.25.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.25.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Debate thy cause with thy neighbour </span><span class="add"><span class="content">himself</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.25.9"><span class="content">And discover not a secret to another:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.25.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.25.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Lest he that heareth </span><span class="add"><span class="content">it</span></span><span class="content"> put thee to shame,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.25.10"><span class="content">And thine infamy turn not away.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.25.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.25.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">A word fitly spoken</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.25.11"><span class="content">  </span><span class="add"><span class="content">Is like</span></span><span class="content"> apples of gold in pictures of silver.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.25.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.25.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="add"><span class="content">As</span></span><span class="content"> an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.25.12"><span class="content">  </span><span class="add"><span class="content">So is</span></span><span class="content"> a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.25.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.25.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">As the cold of snow in the time of harvest,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.25.13"><span class="content">  </span><span class="add"><span class="content">So is</span></span><span class="content"> a faithful messenger to them that send him:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.25.13"><span class="content">For he refresheth the soul of his masters.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.25.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.25.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.25.14"><span class="content">  </span><span class="add"><span class="content">Is like</span></span><span class="content"> clouds and wind without rain.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.25.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.25.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">By long forbearing is a prince persuaded,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.25.15"><span class="content">And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.25.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.25.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.25.16"><span class="content">Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.25.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.25.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.25.17"><span class="content">Lest he be weary of thee, and </span><span class="add"><span class="content">so</span></span><span class="content"> hate thee.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.25.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.25.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.25.18"><span class="content">  </span><span class="add"><span class="content">Is</span></span><span class="content"> a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.25.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.25.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.25.19"><span class="content">  </span><span class="add"><span class="content">Is like</span></span><span class="content"> a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.25.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.25.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="add"><span class="content">As</span></span><span class="content"> he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, </span><span class="add"><span class="content">and as</span></span><span class="content"> vinegar upon nitre,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.25.20"><span class="content">So </span><span class="add"><span class="content">is</span></span><span class="content"> he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.25.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.25.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.25.21"><span class="content">And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.25.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.25.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.25.22"><span class="content">And the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">LORD</span></span><span class="content"> shall reward thee.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.25.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.25.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">The north wind driveth away rain:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.25.23"><span class="content">So </span><span class="add"><span class="content">doth</span></span><span class="content"> an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.25.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.25.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="add"><span class="content">It is</span></span><span class="content"> better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.25.24"><span class="content">Than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.25.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.25.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="add"><span class="content">As</span></span><span class="content"> cold waters to a thirsty soul,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.25.25"><span class="content">So </span><span class="add"><span class="content">is</span></span><span class="content"> good news from a far country.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.25.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.25.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">A righteous man falling down before the wicked</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.25.26"><span class="content">  </span><span class="add"><span class="content">Is as</span></span><span class="content"> a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.25.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.25.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="add"><span class="content">It is</span></span><span class="content"> not good to eat much honey:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.25.27"><span class="content">So </span><span class="add"><span class="content">for men</span></span><span class="content"> to search their own glory </span><span class="add"><span class="content">is not</span></span><span class="content"> glory.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.25.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.25.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">He that </span><span class="add"><span class="content">hath</span></span><span class="content"> no rule over his own spirit</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.25.28"><span class="content">  </span><span class="add"><span class="content">Is like</span></span><span class="content"> a city </span><span class="add"><span class="content">that is</span></span><span class="content"> broken down, </span><span class="add"><span class="content">and</span></span><span class="content"> without walls.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div>
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