These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
put not forth thyself or set not out thy glory
Proverbs 26:27 Whoever digs a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolls a stone, …
Proverbs 27:2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and …
in the presence
Proverbs 16:19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide …
Exodus 3:11 And Moses said to God, Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and …
Exodus 1:8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
Exodus 9:20-22 He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh …
Exodus 15:17 You shall bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of your inheritance, …
Exodus 18:18-23 You will surely wear away, both you, and this people that is with …
2 Samuel 7:8 Now therefore so shall you say to my servant David, Thus said the …
Psalm 131:1 Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty: neither do I exercise …
Jeremiah 1:6-10 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child…
Amos 7:12-15 Also Amaziah said to Amos, O you seer, go, flee you away into the …
For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
hastily
Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water: therefore …
Proverbs 18:6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for strokes.
Proverbs 30:33 Surely the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing …
2 Samuel 2:14-16,26 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before …
2 Kings 14:8-12 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son …
Luke 14:31,32 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sits not down first…
what
Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are …
Jeremiah 5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their …
Matthew 5:25 Agree with your adversary quickly, whiles you are in the way with …
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
an ear-ring
Job 42:11 Then came there to him all his brothers, and all his sisters, and …
a wise
Proverbs 1:8,9 My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the …
Proverbs 9:8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he …
Proverbs 15:5,31,32 A fool despises his father's instruction: but he that regards reproof …
Proverbs 27:5,6 Open rebuke is better than secret love…
1 Samuel 25:31-34 That this shall be no grief to you, nor offense of heart to my lord, …
Psalm 141:5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove …
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
boasteth
Proverbs 20:6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful …
1 Kings 22:11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he …
Luke 14:11 For whoever exalts himself shall be abased; and he that humbles himself …
Luke 18:10-14 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and …
2 Corinthians 11:13-18,31 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves …
2 Peter 2:15-19 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following …
Jude 1:12,13,16 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, …
of a false gift or in a gift of falsehood
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
hath
Proverbs 24:13,14 My son, eat you honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which …
Judges 14:8,9 And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to …
1 Samuel 14:25-27 And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey on the ground…
Isaiah 7:15,22 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, …
lest
Proverbs 26:27 Whoever digs a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolls a stone, …
Proverbs 23:8 The morsel which you have eaten shall you vomit up, and lose your sweet words.
Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged …
Ephesians 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
2 Chronicles 28:20,21 And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came to him, and distressed him, …
Job 6:14-20 To him that is afflicted pity should be showed from his friend; but …
Isaiah 30:1-3 Woe to the rebellious children, said the LORD, that take counsel, …
Isaiah 36:6 See, you trust in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; where …
Ezekiel 29:6,7 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because …
2 Timothy 4:16 At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: …
As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
that taketh
Deuteronomy 24:12-17 And if the man be poor, you shall not sleep with his pledge…
Job 24:7-10 They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no …
Isaiah 58:7 Is it not to deal your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the …
James 2:15,16 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food…
vinegar
Proverbs 10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard …
so
Psalm 137:3,4 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; …
Ecclesiastes 3:4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Daniel 6:18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither …
Romans 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
James 5:15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise …
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
Proverbs 24:17 Rejoice not when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad …
Exodus 23:4,5 If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall …
Matthew 5:44 But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do …
Luke 10:33-36 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and …
Romans 12:20,21 Therefore if your enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him …
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
north
Job 37:22 Fair weather comes out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
driveth or bringeth forth rain so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
Psalm 15:3 He that backbites not with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbor, …
Psalm 101:5 Whoever privately slanders his neighbor, him will I cut off: him …
Romans 1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors …
2 Corinthians 12:20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, …
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
cold
Genesis 21:16-19 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as …
Ecclesiastes 1:7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; to the …
Ecclesiastes 2:3,6 I sought in my heart to give myself to wine, yet acquainting my heart …
Judges 15:18,19 And he was sore thirsty, and called on the LORD, and said, You have …
2 Samuel 23:15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the …
Psalm 42:1,2 As the hart pants after the water brooks, so pants my soul after you, O God…
Psalm 63:1 O God, you are my God; early will I seek you: my soul thirsts for …
Isaiah 55:1 Ho, every one that thirsts, come you to the waters, and he that has …
Jeremiah 18:14 Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which comes from the rock of the field?…
John 7:37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, …
Revelation 21:6 And he said to me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning …
Revelation 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that hears say, …
Nahum 1:15 Behold on the mountains the feet of him that brings good tidings, …
Luke 2:10,11 And the angel said to them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good …
Romans 10:15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, …
1 Timothy 1:15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ …
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Genesis 4:8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when …
1 Samuel 22:14-18 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful …
2 Chronicles 24:21,22 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the …
Matthew 23:34-37 Why, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and …
Matthew 26:69-74 Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came to him, saying, …
Acts 7:52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they …
1 Thessalonians 2:15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have …
Revelation 17:6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with …
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
