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Proverbs 25:2
Compare Translations for Proverbs 25:2
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Holman Christian Standard Bible
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It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to investigate a matter.
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English Standard Version
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It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.
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King James Version
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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
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The Message Bible
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God delights in concealing things; scientists delight in discovering things.
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New American Standard Bible
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It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
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New International Version
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It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.
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New King James Version
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It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
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New Living Translation
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It is God’s privilege to conceal things and the king’s privilege to discover them.
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New Revised Standard
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It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.
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American Standard Version
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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
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The Bible in Basic English
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It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out.
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Berean Standard Bible
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It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.
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Common English Bible
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It is the glory of God to hide something and the glory of kings to discover something.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
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It is the glory of God to hide something and the glory of kings to discover something.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
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God gets glory from concealing things; kings get glory from investigating things.
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The Darby Translation
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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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Good News Translation
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We honor God for what he conceals; we honor kings for what they explain.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
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We honor God for what he conceals; we honor kings for what they explain.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
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It is the glory of God to hide things but the glory of kings to investigate them.
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Hebrew Names Version
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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
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It is
the glory of God to conceal the word, but the honour of kings
is
to search out the word.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
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Lexham English Bible
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The glory of God conceals things, but the glory of kings searches out things.
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
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The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honours business.
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New Century Version
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God is honored for what he keeps secret. Kings are honored for what they can discover.
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New International Reader's Version
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When God hides a matter, he gets glory. When kings figure out a matter, they get glory.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
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It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
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It is the glory of God to conceal the word, and the glory of kings to search out the speech.
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Revised Standard Version
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It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
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It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.
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Third Millennium Bible
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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
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The Latin Vulgate
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gloria Dei celare verbum et gloria regum investigare sermonem
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
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gloria Dei celare verbum et gloria regum investigare sermonem
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The Webster Bible
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[It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings [is] to search out a matter.
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World English Bible
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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
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Wycliffe
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The glory of God is to cover a word; and the glory of kings is to seek out a word. (The glory of God be those things which he hath hidden; and the glory of kings is to search them out.)
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Young's Literal Translation
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The honour of God [is] to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.
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