DRC, KJV, VulgClementine - Proverbs - 25

25:1  These are also parables of Solomon, which the men of Ezechias, king of Juda, copied out.

25:1  These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

25:1  Hæ quoque parabolæ Salomonis, quas transtulerunt viri Ezechiæ regis Juda.

25:2  It is the glory of God to conceal the word, and the glory of kings to search out the speech.

25:2  It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

25:2  Gloria Dei est celare verbum, et gloria regum investigare sermonem.

25:3  The heaven above and the earth beneath, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

25:3  The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

25:3  Cælum sursum, et terra deorsum, et cor regum inscrutabile.

25:4  Take away the rust from silver, and there shall come forth a most pure vessel:

25:4  Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

25:4  Aufer rubiginem de argento, et egredietur vas purissimum.

25:5  Take away wickedness from the face of the king, and his throne shall be established with justice.

25:5  Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

25:5  Aufer impietatem de vultu regis, et firmabitur justitia thronus ejus.

25:6  Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men.

25:6  Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

25:6  Ne gloriosus appareas coram rege, et in loco magnorum ne steteris.

25:7  For it is better that it should be said to thee: Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be humbled before the prince.

25:7  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 have seen.

25:7  Melius est enim ut dicatur tibi : Ascende huc, quam ut humilieris coram principe.

25:8  The things which thy eyes have seen, utter not hastily in a quarrel: lest afterward thou mayst not be able to make amends, when thou hast dishonoured thy friend.

25:8  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.

25:8  Quæ viderunt oculi tui ne proferas in jurgio cito, ne postea emendare non possis, cum dehonestaveris amicum tuum.

25:9  Treat thy cause with thy friend, and discover not the secret to a stranger:

25:9  Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

25:9  Causam tuam tracta cum amico tuo, et secretum extraneo ne reveles :

25:10  Lest he insult over thee, when he hath heard it, and cease not to upbraid thee. Grace and friendship deliver a man: keep these for thyself, lest thou fall under reproach.

25:10  Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

25:10  ne forte insultet tibi cum audierit, et exprobrare non cesset. Gratia et amicitia liberant : quas tibi serva, ne exprobrabilis fias.

25:11  To speak a word in due time, is like apples of gold on beds of silver.

25:11  A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

25:11  Mala aurea in lectis argenteis, qui loquitur verbum in tempore suo.

25:12  As an earring of gold and a bright pearl, so is he that reproveth the wise, and the obedient ear.

25:12  As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

25:12  Inauris aurea, et margaritum fulgens, qui arguit sapientem et aurem obedientem.

25:13  As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to him that sent him, for he refresheth his soul.

25:13  As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

25:13  Sicut frigus nivis in die messis, ita legatus fidelis ei qui misit eum : animam ipsius requiescere facit.

25:14  As clouds, and wind, when no rain followeth, so is the man that boasteth, and doth not fulfil his promises.

25:14  Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

25:14  Nubes, et ventus, et pluviæ non sequentes, vir gloriosus et promissa non complens.

25:15  By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.

25:15  By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

25:15  Patientia lenietur princeps, et lingua mollis confringet duritiam.

25:16  Thou hast found honey, eat what is sufficient for thee, lest being glutted therewith thou vomit it up.

25:16  Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

25:16  Mel invenisti : comede quod sufficit tibi, ne forte satiatus evomas illud.

25:17  Withdraw thy foot from the house of thy neighbour, lest having his fill he hate thee.

25:17  Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

25:17  Subtrahe pedem tuum de domo proximi tui, nequando satiatus oderit te.

25:18  A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour, is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.

25:18  A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

25:18  Jaculum, et gladius, et sagitta acuta, homo qui loquitur contra proximum suum falsum testimonium.

25:19  To trust in an unfaithful man in the time of trouble, is like a rotten tooth, and weary foot,

25:19  Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

25:19  Dens putridus, et pes lassus, qui sperat super infideli in die angustiæ,

25:20  And one that looseth his garment in cold weather. As vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a very evil heart. As a moth doth by a garment, and a worm by the wood: so the sadness of a man consumeth the heart.

25:20  As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

25:20  et amittit pallium in die frigoris. Acetum in nitro, qui cantat carmina cordi pessimo. Sicut tinea vestimento, et vermis ligno, ita tristitia viri nocet cordi.

25:21  If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him water to drink:

25:21  If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

25:21  Si esurierit inimicus tuus, ciba illum ; si sitierit, da ei aquam bibere :

25:22  For thou shalt heap hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will reward thee.

25:22  For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.

25:22  prunas enim congregabis super caput ejus, et Dominus reddet tibi.

25:23  The north wind driveth away rain, as doth a sad countenance a backbiting tongue.

25:23  The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

25:23  Ventus aquilo dissipat pluvias, et facies tristis linguam detrahentem.

25:24  It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop: than with a brawling woman, and in a common house.

25:24  It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

25:24  Melius est sedere in angulo domatis quam cum muliere litigiosa et in domo communi.

25:25  As cold water to a thirsty soul, so are good tidings from a far country.

25:25  As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

25:25  Aqua frigida animæ sitienti, et nuntius bonus de terra longinqua.

25:26  A just man falling down before the wicked, is as a fountain troubled with the foot and a corrupted spring.

25:26  A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

25:26  Fons turbatus pede et vena corrupta, justus cadens coram impio.

25:27  As it is not good for a man to eat much honey, so he that is a searcher of majesty shall be overwhelmed by glory.

25:27  It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

25:27  Sicut qui mel multum comedit non est ei bonum, sic qui scrutator est majestatis opprimetur a gloria.

25:28  As a city that lieth open and is not compassed with walls, so is a man that cannot refrain his own spirit in speaking.

25:28  He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

25:28  Sicut urbs patens et absque murorum ambitu, ita vir qui non potest in loquendo cohibere spiritum suum.