Proverbs 25 (NET)

Proverbs 25:1¹These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of King Hezekiah of Judah copied:Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 1:11 Kgs 4:32Mic 1:1Eccl 12:9Hos 1:1Isa 1:1Isa 36:22Isa 37:2Prov 10:1

Proverbs 25:2²It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, and it is the glory of a king to search out a matter.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Deut 29:29Rom 11:33-34Job 11:7-8Job 38:4-39:30Job 42:31 Kgs 4:29-34Job 29:161 Kgs 3:9-28Ezra 4:15Ezra 4:19

Proverbs 25:3³As the heaven is high and the earth is deep so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 4:29Isa 55:9Ps 103:111 Pet 1:7Isa 7:11Rom 8:39

Proverbs 25:4⁴Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Tim 2:20-21Ezek 22:18Prov 17:3Isa 1:25-27Mal 3:2-31 Pet 1:7

Proverbs 25:5⁵remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 16:12Prov 20:8Ps 101:7-8Isa 16:5Prov 20:281 Kgs 2:331 Kgs 2:46Esth 7:10Isa 9:7Prov 29:14

Proverbs 25:6⁶Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 27:2Prov 16:19Prov 25:27Exod 3:11Ps 131:11 Sam 15:171 Sam 18:18-231 Sam 9:20-222 Sam 7:8-17Amos 7:12-15

Proverbs 25:7⁷for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 14:7-11Luke 18:141 Pet 5:5Rev 4:1

Proverbs 25:8⁸Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 5:25Prov 17:14Prov 18:6Prov 14:12Prov 30:332 Sam 2:26Jer 5:31Luke 14:31-322 Sam 2:14-162 Kgs 14:8-12

Proverbs 25:9⁹When you argue a case with your neighbor, do not reveal the secret of another person,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 18:5-17Prov 11:13Prov 20:19

Proverbs 25:10¹⁰lest the one who hears it put you to shame and your infamy will never go away.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

Proverbs 25:11¹¹Like apples of gold in settings of silver, so is a word skillfully spoken.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 15:23Isa 50:4Eccl 12:10Prov 24:26

Proverbs 25:12¹²Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 141:5Prov 15:31-32Prov 15:5Prov 27:5-6Prov 9:81 Sam 25:31-34Job 42:11Prov 1:8-9Prov 20:12

Proverbs 25:13¹³Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him, for he refreshes the heart of his masters.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 13:17Prov 25:25Phil 2:25-30Prov 26:6

Proverbs 25:14¹⁴Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain, so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 20:6Luke 14:112 Pet 2:15-19Jude 1:161 Kgs 22:112 Cor 11:13-182 Cor 11:31Jude 1:12-13Luke 18:10-14

Proverbs 25:15¹⁵Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 15:1Eccl 10:4Prov 16:141 Sam 25:141 Sam 25:24-44Gen 32:4-21

Proverbs 25:16¹⁶You have found honey—eat only what is sufficient for you, lest you become stuffed with it and vomit it up.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 25:27Eph 5:18Prov 24:13-141 Sam 14:25-27Isa 7:15Judg 14:8-9Luke 21:34

Proverbs 25:17¹⁷Don’t set foot too frequently in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

Proverbs 25:18¹⁸Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 57:4Prov 12:18Jas 3:6Jer 9:8Jer 9:3Ps 120:3-4Prov 24:28Ps 140:3Ps 52:2Ps 55:21

Proverbs 25:19¹⁹Like a bad tooth or a foot out of joint, so is confidence in an unfaithful person at the time of trouble.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 36:6Ezek 29:6-7Job 6:14-202 Chr 28:20-212 Tim 4:16

Proverbs 25:20²⁰Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Rom 12:15Eccl 3:4Deut 24:12-17Isa 58:7Jas 2:15-16Dan 6:18Jas 5:15Job 24:7-10Prov 10:26Ps 137:3-4

Proverbs 25:21²¹If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Rom 12:20-21Matt 5:44Exod 23:4-5Prov 24:17Luke 10:33-362 Chr 28:152 Kgs 6:22

Proverbs 25:22²²for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will reward you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Sam 16:12Matt 10:13

Proverbs 25:23²³The north wind brings forth rain, and a gossiping tongue brings forth an angry look.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Cor 12:20Job 37:22Prov 26:20Ps 15:3Rom 1:30Ps 101:5

Proverbs 25:24²⁴It is better to live on a corner of the housetop than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 21:19Prov 21:9Prov 27:15-16Prov 19:13

Proverbs 25:25²⁵Like cold water to a weary person, so is good news from a distant land.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 15:30Rom 10:15Ps 63:1Exod 17:2-3Gen 21:16-19Luke 2:10-11Nah 1:15Rev 21:61 Tim 1:152 Sam 23:15

Proverbs 25:26²⁶Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ezek 34:18-191 Sam 22:14-181 Thess 2:152 Chr 24:21-22Acts 7:52Ezek 32:2Gen 4:8Matt 23:34-37Matt 26:69-74Rev 17:6

Proverbs 25:27²⁷It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable for people to seek their own glory.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:John 5:44Prov 27:2Phil 2:32 Cor 12:12 Cor 12:11Prov 25:16

Proverbs 25:28²⁸Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 16:32Prov 22:242 Chr 32:5Neh 1:31 Sam 20:301 Sam 25:17