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25:1  These also are the deep proverbs of Solomon which the friends of Hezekiah king of Judah wrote:
25:2  It is the glory of God that hides the word, and the glory of the King that seeks for the word.
25:3  The Heavens are high and the Earth deep, and the heart of the King is unsearchable.
25:4  Select dross from silver so that a pure item may come forth.
25:5  Evil ones will be scattered from before the King and he will establish his throne in righteousness.
25:6  Do not boast before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men.
25:7  For it is better for one to say to you, “Come up”, than that you be humbled in front of a Ruler. Whatever your eyes see, that tell.
25:8  Do not go out for anything hastily, lest when you bring a lawsuit, your friend will revile you at the end.
25:9  Judge your judgment with your neighbor and do not reveal the secret of another
25:10  Lest he that hears will revile you, and many complain against you.
25:11  He that speaks the word is an apple of gold in a vessel of beaten silver.
25:12  An earring of gold and precious Sardius, so is the reproof of the wise to the ear of the hearer.
25:13  As whenever falling snow in a day of harvest cools the heat, so is a faithful messenger to his senders, and the soul of his Masters returns.
25:14  As when there are clouds and wind without rain, so is a man that boasts of false gifts.
25:15  In patience soothe a Ruler, and with a soft tongue break bones.
25:16  Whenever you have found honey, eat enough for you, lest when you are full, you vomit it.
25:17  Let not your foot frequent the house of your friend, lest he be weary of you and hate you.
25:18  Like a club, a sword and a sharp arrow, so is a man that testifies false testimony against his neighbor.
25:19  Like a bad tooth and a foot out of joint, so is trust in a liar in the day of trouble.
25:20  He that takes the cloak from his neighbor in the day of cold as like he that casts dirt upon wealth, and to chastise a grieved heart is like a moth to a garment and like a boring worm to a tree; so grief wounds the heart of a man.
25:21  If your enemy hungers, feed him, and if he thirsts, give him drink.
25:22  And when you do these things to him, you welcome coals of fire upon his head, and Lord Jehovah rewards you.
25:23  As the North wind gives birth to rain, so also is an evil face to a lurking tongue.
25:24  It is better to dwell on the corner of a roof than to dwell with a contentious woman in a house of divisions.
25:25  Like cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news that comes from a distant land.
25:26  Like a stopped up fountain and a stream of sewage, so is a righteous one that falls down before an evil one.
25:27  To eat much honey is not good, neither to seek words of praise.
25:28  Like a city breach without a wall, so is an impatient man.