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Proverbs 25:1-7 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | These also are Solomon's proverbs that were copied by the men of King Hezekiah of Judah. | These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied. | These are more proverbs of Solomon, compiled by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah: | |
| 2 | It is the glory of God to hide things but the glory of kings to investigate them. | It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out. | It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings. | |
| 3 | [Like] the high heavens and the deep earth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable. | As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable. | As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable. | |
| 4 | Take the impurities out of silver, and a vessel is ready for the silversmith to mold. | Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel; | Remove the dross from the silver, and a silversmith can produce a vessel; | |
| 5 | Take a wicked person away from the presence of a king, and justice will make his throne secure. | take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness. | remove wicked officials from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness. | |
| 6 | Do not brag about yourself in front of a king or stand in the spot that belongs to notable people, | Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence or stand in the place of the great, | Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do not claim a place among his great men; | |
| 7 | because it is better to be told, |Come up here,| than to be put down in front of a prince whom your eyes have seen. | for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. What your eyes have seen | it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before his nobles. What you have seen with your eyes | |
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