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Proverbs 25:1-8
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Proverbs 25:1-8
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These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed.
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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; but the glory of kings is to search out a thing.
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The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
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Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:
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take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
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Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great;
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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 see.
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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.
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[a].
Or 'Make not thyself grand.'
[b].
Or 'noble.'
The Darby Translation is in the public domain.