Proverbs 25:1-14 (Holman Christian Standard)
Hezekiah's Collection
1 These too are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, copied. 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to investigate a matter. 3 As the heaven is high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be investigated. 4 Remove impurities from silver, and a vessel will be produceda for a silversmith. 5 Remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness. 6 Don't brag about yourself before the king, and don't stand in the place of the great; 7 for it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here!" than to demote you in plain view of a noble.b c 8 Don't take a matter to court hastily. Otherwise, what will you do afterwards if your opponentd humiliates you? 9 Make your case with your opponente without revealing another's secret; 10 otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you, and you'll never live it down.f g 11 A word spoken at the right time is like golden apples on a silver tray.h i 12 A wise correction to a receptive ear is like a gold ring or an ornament of gold. 13 To those who send him, a trustworthy messenger is like the coolness of snow on a harvest day; he refreshes the life of his masters.j 14 The man who boasts about a gift that does not exist is like clouds and wind without rain.Holman Christian Standard Bible ® Copyright © 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Holman Christian Standard)
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
a.
Proverbs 25:4 - Lit will come out; Ex 32:24
b.
Proverbs 25:7 - Lit you before a noble whom your eyes see
c.
Proverbs 25:7 - Lk 14:7-11
d.
Proverbs 25:8 - Or neighbor
e.
Proverbs 25:9 - Or neighbor
f.
Proverbs 25:10 - Lit and your evil report will not turn back
g.
Proverbs 25:10 - Pr 17:9; Mt 5:25
h.
Proverbs 25:11 - Or like apples of gold in settings of silver
i.
Proverbs 25:11 - Pr 8:10; 15:23; 16:16
j.
Proverbs 25:13 - Pr 13:17; 16:24; 25:25