ABP - Proverbs - 25

25:1  These are the [2parables 3of Solomon 1impartial], which [7wrote out 1the 2friends 3of Hezekiah 4the 5king 6of Judea].

25:2  The glory of God hides a matter; but the glory of a king esteems things.

25:3  Heaven is high, and the earth is deep; but the heart of a king is unascertained.

25:4  Beat unproven silver! and it shall be cleansed clean all together.

25:5  Slay the impious from the presence of the king! and you shall set up [2in 3righteousness 1his throne].

25:6  Do not act ostentatiously in the presence of the king, nor [2in 3places 4of mighty ones 1stand]!

25:7  For better the saying to you, Ascend to me! than to humble you in the presence of a mighty one. What you beheld with your eyes, speak!

25:8  Do not fall into a fight quickly! lest you should change your mind at the last. When ever [2should berate you 1a friend],

25:9  withdraw to the rear, do not disdain him!

25:10  lest [4should berate you 1indeed 2the 3friend]; and your fight and hatred do not go away, but will be to you equal of death! Favor and friendship frees, which you give heed to yourself! that [2not 4reviled 1you should 3be]. But keep your ways conciliatory!

25:11  [2apple 1As a golden] in a pendant of sardius, so is it to speak a wise word.

25:12  In an ear-ring of gold [2sardius 1a very costly] is bound; so a [2word 1wise] to a heedful ear.

25:13  As a delivery of snow in the harvest for sweltering heat, [4benefits 1so 3messenger 2a trustworthy] the ones sending him; for the souls of the ones dealing with him derive benefit.

25:14  As winds, and clouds, and rains are apparent, so the men boasting over [2portions 1false].

25:15  [3by 4long-suffering 1Success 2comes to kings]; [3tongue 1and 2a soft] breaks the bones.

25:16  [2honey 1In finding], eat what is enough! lest at any time being overfilled, you should vomit forth.

25:17  Sparingly bring your foot to your own friend! lest at any time he be filled of you, and should detest you.

25:18  As a club, and a sword, and [2bow 1a pointed], so also the man bearing [4friend 3against his 2witness 1false].

25:19  [2way 1An evil] and the foot of a lawbreaker shall be destroyed in [2day 1an evil].

25:20  As vinegar draws hurtful; so [2falling 1passion] on a body [2the heart 1distresses]. As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, so distress of a man hurts the heart.

25:21  If [3hungers 2enemy 1your] nourish him, if he thirsts give him to drink!

25:22  [3this 1For 2doing 5coals 6of fire 4you shall heap] upon his head; and the lord will recompense to you good things.

25:23  [2wind 1The north] arouses clouds, and the face of an impudent tongue aggravates.

25:24  Better to live upon the corner of a roof, than with [2wife 1a reviling] in [2house 1a common].

25:25  As [2water 1cold 5soul 4to a thirsting 3is kind], so [2message 1a good] from a land far off.

25:26  As if any one [2a spring 1may shut up], and [3of water 2an exiting 1lay waste]; so it is unbecoming for a just man to fall before the impious.

25:27  To eat [2honey 1much] is not good; [3to esteem 1but 2it behooves 5words 4honorable].

25:28  As a city with walls having been thrown down and unwalled, so a man who [2with no 3counsel 4in anything 1acts].