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Proverbs 25:1-14

1 These too are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, copied.

1 These are more proverbs of Solomon, compiled by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to investigate a matter.

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.

3 As the heaven is high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be investigated.

3 As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

4 Remove impurities from silver, and a vessel will be produced for a silversmith.

4 Remove the dross from the silver, and a silversmith can produce a vessel;

5 Remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

5 remove wicked officials from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness.

6 Don't brag about yourself before the king, and don't stand in the place of the great;

6 Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do not claim a place among his great men;

7 for it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here!" than to demote you in plain view of a noble.

7 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

8 Don't take a matter to court hastily. Otherwise, what will you do afterwards if your opponent humiliates you?

8 do not bring hastily to court, for what will you do in the end if your neighbor puts you to shame?

9 Make your case with your opponent without revealing another's secret;

9 If you take your neighbor to court, do not betray another’s confidence,

10 otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you, and you'll never live it down.

10 or the one who hears it may shame you and the charge against you will stand.

11 A word spoken at the right time is like golden apples on a silver tray.

11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a ruling rightly given.

12 A wise correction to a receptive ear is like a gold ring or an ornament of gold.

12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.

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.

13 Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him; he refreshes the spirit of his master.

14 The man who boasts about a gift that does not exist is like clouds and wind without rain.

14 Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of gifts never given.