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         <div class="label">25</div><div class="ms1"><span class="heading">More 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 are more proverbs of Solomon, compiled by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:</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">It is the glory of God to conceal a matter;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.25.2"><span class="content">to search out a matter is the glory of kings.</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">As the heavens are high and the earth is deep,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.25.3"><span class="content">so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.</span></span></div><div class="b"></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">Remove the dross from the silver,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.25.4"><span class="content">and a silversmith can produce a vessel;</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">remove wicked officials from the king&#8217;s presence,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.25.5"><span class="content">and his throne will be established through righteousness.</span></span></div><div class="b"></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">Do not exalt yourself in the king&#8217;s presence,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.25.6"><span class="content">and do not claim a place among his great men;</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">it is better for him to say to you, &#8220;Come up here,&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.25.7"><span class="content">than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.25.7"><span class="content">What you have seen with your eyes</span></span></div><div class="q2"><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">do not bring</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">25:7,8 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / </span><span class="fv">8 </span><span class="fqa">Do not go</span></span></span><span class="content"> hastily to court,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.25.8"><span class="content">for what will you do in the end</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.25.8"><span class="content">if your neighbor puts you to shame?</span></span></div><div class="b"></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">If you take your neighbor to court,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.25.9"><span class="content">do not betray another&#8217;s confidence,</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">or the one who hears it may shame you</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.25.10"><span class="content">and the charge against you will stand.</span></span></div><div class="b"></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">Like apples</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">25:11 </span><span class="ft">Or possibly </span><span class="fqa">apricots</span></span></span><span class="content"> of gold in settings of silver</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.25.11"><span class="content">is a ruling rightly given.</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">Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.25.12"><span class="content">is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.</span></span></div><div class="b"></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">Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.25.13"><span class="content">is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.25.13"><span class="content">he refreshes the spirit of his master.</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">Like clouds and wind without rain</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.25.14"><span class="content">is one who boasts of gifts never given.</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">Through patience a ruler can be persuaded,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.25.15"><span class="content">and a gentle tongue can break a bone.</span></span></div><div class="b"></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">If you find honey, eat just enough&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.25.16"><span class="content">too much of it, and you will vomit.</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">Seldom set foot in your neighbor&#8217;s house&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.25.17"><span class="content">too much of you, and they will hate you.</span></span></div><div class="b"></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">Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.25.18"><span class="content">is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.</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">Like a broken tooth or a lame foot</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.25.19"><span class="content">is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.</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">Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.25.20"><span class="content">or like vinegar poured on a wound,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.25.20"><span class="content">is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.</span></span></div><div class="b"></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 your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.25.21"><span class="content">if he is 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">In doing this, you will heap burning coals on 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"> will reward you.</span></span></div><div class="b"></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">Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.25.23"><span class="content">is a sly tongue&#8212;which provokes a horrified look.</span></span></div><div class="b"></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">Better to live on a corner of the roof</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.25.24"><span class="content">than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.</span></span></div><div class="b"></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">Like cold water to a weary soul</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.25.25"><span class="content">is good news from a distant land.</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">Like a muddied spring or a polluted well</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.25.26"><span class="content">are the righteous who give way to the wicked.</span></span></div><div class="b"></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">It is not good to eat too much honey,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.25.27"><span class="content">nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.</span></span></div><div class="b"></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">Like a city whose walls are broken through</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.25.28"><span class="content">is a person who lacks self-control.</span></span></div>
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