These are also proverbsH4912 of SolomonH8010, which the menH582 of HezekiahH2396 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 copied outH6275.
It is the gloryH3519 of GodH430 to concealH5641 a thingH1697: but the honourH3519 of kingsH4428 is to search outH2713 a matterH1697.
The heavenH8064 for heightH7312, and the earthH776 for depthH6011, and the heartH3820 of kingsH4428 is unsearchableH2714. {is…: Heb. there is no searching}
Take awayH1898 the drossH5509 from the silverH3701, and there shall come forthH3318 a vesselH3627 for the finerH6884.
Take awayH1898 the wickedH7563 from beforeH6440 the kingH4428, and his throneH3678 shall be establishedH3559 in righteousnessH6664.
Put not forthH1921 thyself in the presenceH6440 of the kingH4428, and standH5975 not in the placeH4725 of greatH1419 men: {Put…: Heb. Set not out thy glory}
For betterH2896 it is that it be saidH559 unto thee, Come upH5927 hither; than that thou shouldest be put lowerH8213 in the presenceH6440 of the princeH5081 whom thine eyesH5869 have seenH7200.
Go not forthH3318 hastilyH4118 to striveH7378, lest thou know not what to doH6213 in the endH319 thereof, when thy neighbourH7453 hath put thee to shameH3637.
DebateH7378 thy causeH7379 with thy neighbourH7453 himself; and discoverH1540 not a secretH5475 to anotherH312: {a secret…: or, the secret of}
Lest he that hearethH8085 it put thee to shameH2616, and thine infamyH1681 turn not awayH7725.
A wordH1697 fitlyH212+H655 spokenH1696 is like applesH8598 of goldH2091 in picturesH4906 of silverH3701. {fitly…: Heb. spoken upon his wheels}
As an earringH5141 of goldH2091, and an ornamentH2481 of fine goldH3800, so is a wiseH2450 reproverH3198 upon an obedientH8085 earH241.
As the coldH6793 of snowH7950 in the timeH3117 of harvestH7105, so is a faithfulH539 messengerH6735 to them that sendH7971 him: for he refreshethH7725 the soulH5315 of his mastersH113.
WhosoH376 boastethH1984 himself of a falseH8267 giftH4991 is like cloudsH5387 and windH7307 without rainH1653. {of a…: Heb. in a gift of falsehood}
By longH753 forbearingH639 is a princeH7101 persuadedH6601, and a softH7390 tongueH3956 breakethH7665 the boneH1634.
Hast thou foundH4672 honeyH1706? eatH398 so much as is sufficientH1767 for thee, lest thou be filledH7646 therewith, and vomitH6958 it.
WithdrawH3365 thy footH7272 from thy neighbour'sH7453 houseH1004; lest he be wearyH7646 of thee, and so hateH8130 thee. {Withdraw…: or, Let thy foot be seldom in} {weary…: Heb. full of thee}
A manH376 that bearethH6030 falseH8267 witnessH5707 against his neighbourH7453 is a maulH4650, and a swordH2719, and a sharpH8150 arrowH2671.
ConfidenceH4009 in an unfaithful manH898 in timeH3117 of troubleH6869 is like a brokenH7465 toothH8127, and a footH7272 out of jointH4154.
As he that taketh awayH5710 a garmentH899 in coldH7135 weatherH3117, and as vinegarH2558 upon nitreH5427, so is he that singethH7891 songsH7892 to an heavyH7451 heartH3820.
If thine enemyH8130 be hungryH7457, give him breadH3899 to eatH398; and if he be thirstyH6771, give him waterH4325 to drinkH8248:
For thou shalt heapH2846 coals of fireH1513 upon his headH7218, and the LORDH3068 shall rewardH7999 thee.
The northH6828 windH7307 driveth awayH2342 rainH1653: so doth an angryH2194 countenanceH6440 a backbitingH5643 tongueH3956. {driveth…: or, bringeth forth rain: so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance}
It is betterH2896 to dwellH3427 in the cornerH6438 of the housetopH1406, than with a brawlingH4079+H4066 womanH802 and in a wideH2267 houseH1004.
As coldH7119 watersH4325 to a thirstyH5889 soulH5315, so is goodH2896 newsH8052 from a farH4801 countryH776.
A righteousH6662 man falling downH4131 beforeH6440 the wickedH7563 is as a troubledH7515 fountainH4599, and a corruptH7843 springH4726.
It is not goodH2896 to eatH398 muchH7235 honeyH1706: so for men to searchH2714 their own gloryH3519 is not gloryH3519.
HeH376 that hath no ruleH4623 over his own spiritH7307 is like a cityH5892 that is broken downH6555, and without wallsH2346.
Querverweise zu Sprüche 25,20 Spr 25,20
And if the manH376 be poorH6041, thou shalt not sleepH7901 with his pledgeH5667:
In any caseH7725 thou shalt deliverH7725 him the pledgeH5667 againH7725 when the sunH8121 goeth downH935, that he may sleepH7901 in his own raimentH8008, and blessH1288 thee: and it shall be righteousnessH6666 unto thee beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 thy GodH430.
Thou shalt not oppressH6231 an hired servantH7916 that is poorH6041 and needyH34, whether he be of thy brethrenH251, or of thy strangersH1616 that are in thy landH776 within thy gatesH8179:
At his dayH3117 thou shalt giveH5414 him his hireH7939, neither shall the sunH8121 go downH935 upon it; for he is poorH6041, and settethH5375 his heartH5315 upon it: lest he cryH7121 against thee unto the LORDH3068, and it be sinH2399 unto thee. {setteth…: Heb. lifteth his soul unto it}
The fathersH1 shall not be put to deathH4191 for the childrenH1121, neither shall the childrenH1121 be put to deathH4191 for the fathersH1: every manH376 shall be put to deathH4191 for his own sinH2399.
Thou shalt not pervertH5186 the judgmentH4941 of the strangerH1616, nor of the fatherlessH3490; nor takeH2254 a widow'sH490 raimentH899 to pledgeH2254:
As vinegarH2558 to the teethH8127, and as smokeH6227 to the eyesH5869, so is the sluggardH6102 to them that sendH7971 him.
For there they that carried us away captiveH7617 requiredH7592 of us a songH1697+H7892; and they that wastedH8437 us required of us mirthH8057, saying, SingH7891 us one of the songsH7892 of ZionH6726. {a song: Heb. the words of a song} {wasted…: Heb. laid us on heaps}
They cause the nakedH6174 to lodgeH3885 without clothingH3830, that they have no coveringH3682 in the coldH7135.
They are wetH7372 with the showersH2230 of the mountainsH2022, and embraceH2263 the rockH6697 for want of a shelterH4268.
They pluckH1497 the fatherlessH3490 from the breastH7699, and take a pledgeH2254 of the poorH6041.
They cause him to goH1980 nakedH6174 without clothingH3830, and they take awayH5375 the sheafH6016 from the hungryH7457;
How shall we singH7891 the LORD'SH3068 songH7892 in a strangeH5236 landH127? {strange…: Heb. land of a stranger?}
Is it not to dealH6536 thy breadH3899 to the hungryH7457, and that thou bringH935 the poorH6041 that are cast outH4788 to thy houseH1004? when thou seestH7200 the nakedH6174, that thou coverH3680 him; and that thou hideH5956 not thyself from thine own fleshH1320? {cast…: or, afflicted}
A timeH6256 to weepH1058, and a timeH6256 to laughH7832; a timeH6256 to mournH5594, and a timeH6256 to danceH7540;
IfG1437+G1161 a brotherG80 orG2228 sisterG79 beG5225 nakedG1131, andG2532 destituteG3007+G5600 of dailyG2184 foodG5160,
ThenH116 the kingH4430 wentH236 to his palaceH1965, and passed the nightH956 fastingH2908: neitherH3809 were instrumentsH1761 of musick broughtH5954 beforeH6925 him: and his sleepH8139 wentH5075 from himH5922. {instruments…: or, table}