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25:1  These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied.
25:2  It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
25:3  The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
25:4  Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the refiner.
25:5  Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
25:6  Put not forth yourself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
25:7  For better it is that it be said unto you, Come up here; than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen.
25:8  Go not forth hastily to court, lest you know not what to do in the end, when your neighbor has put you to shame.
25:9  Debate your cause with your neighbor himself; and disclose not a secret to another:
25:10  Lest he that hears it put you to shame, and the evil report turns not away.
25:11  A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
25:12  As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
25:13  As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
25:14  Whosoever boasts about himself of a gift not given is like clouds and wind without rain.
25:15  By long patience is a prince persuaded, and a gentle tongue breaks the bone.
25:16  Have you found honey? eat only as much as is sufficient for you, lest you be filled with it, and vomit it.
25:17  Withdraw your foot from your neighbor's house; lest he be weary of you, and so hate you.
25:18  A man that bears false witness against his neighbor is a club, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
25:19  Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
25:20  As he that takes away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, so is he that sings songs to a heavy heart.
25:21  If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink:
25:22  For you shall heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward you.
25:23  The north wind brings forth rain: so does a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
25:24  It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a whole house.
25:25  As cold water is to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
25:26  A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a muddied fountain, and a polluted spring.
25:27  It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search out their own glory is not glory.
25:28  He that has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.