Proverbs 25
1 also these proverb Solomon which to proceed human Hezekiah king Judah
These, too, are parables of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transferred.
2 glory God to hide word: thing and glory king to search word: thing
It is to the glory of God to conceal a word, and it is to the glory of kings to investigate speech.
3 heaven to/for height and land: country/planet to/for depth and heart king nothing search
Heaven above, and earth below, and the heart of kings are each unsearchable.
4 to remove dross from silver: money and to come out: produce to/for to refine article/utensil
Take away the tarnish from silver, and a most pure vessel will go forth.
5 to remove wicked to/for face king and to establish: establish in/on/with righteousness throne his
Take away impiety from the face of the king, and his throne shall be made firm by justice.
6 not to honor to/for face king and in/on/with place great: large not to stand: stand
Do not appear glorious before the king, and do not stand in the place of the great.
7 for pleasant to say to/for you to ascend: rise here/thus from to abase you to/for face noble which to see: see eye your
For it is better that it should be said to you, “Ascend to here,” than that you should be humbled before the prince.
8 not to come out: send to/for to contend quickly lest what? to make: do in/on/with end her in/on/with be humiliated [obj] you neighbor your
The things that your eyes have seen, do not offer hastily in a quarrel, lest afterward you may not be able to make amends, when you have dishonored your friend.
9 strife your to contend with neighbor your and counsel another not to reveal: reveal
Argue your case with your friend, and do not reveal the secret to an outsider,
10 lest to shame you to hear: hear and slander your not to return: return
lest perhaps he may insult you, when he has heard it, and he might not cease to reproach you. Grace and friendship free a man; preserve these for yourself, lest you fall under reproach.
11 apple gold in/on/with figure silver: money word to speak: speak upon (right) time his
Whoever speaks a word at an opportune time is like apples of gold on beds of silver.
12 ring gold and ornament gold to rebuke wise upon ear to hear: hear
Whoever reproves the wise and obedient ear is like an earring of gold with a shining pearl.
13 like/as coolness snow in/on/with day harvest envoy be faithful to/for to send: depart him and soul lord his to return: rescue
Just like the cold of snow in a time of harvest, so also is a faithful messenger to him who sent him: he causes his soul to rest.
14 mist and spirit: breath and rain nothing man to boast: boast in/on/with gift deception
A man who boasts and does not fulfill his promises is like clouds and wind, when rain does not follow.
15 in/on/with length face: anger to entice chief and tongue tender to break bone
By patience, a leader shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.
16 honey to find to eat sufficiency your lest to satisfy him and to vomit him
You have discovered honey; eat what is sufficient for you, lest perhaps, being filled up, you may vomit it.
17 be precious foot your from house: home neighbor your lest to satisfy you and to hate you
Withdraw your feet from the house of your neighbor, lest, when he has had his fill, he may hate you.
18 war-club and sword and arrow to sharpen man to answer in/on/with neighbor his witness deception
A man who speaks false testimony against his neighbor is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.
19 tooth to shatter and foot to slip confidence to act treacherously in/on/with day distress
Whoever sets his hopes on the unfaithful in a day of anguish is like a rotten tooth and weary foot,
20 to advance garment in/on/with day cold vinegar upon lye and to sing in/on/with song upon heart bad: harmful
and like one who loosens his garment in cold weather. Whoever sings verses to a wicked heart is like vinegar on baking soda. Just like a moth to a garment, and a worm to wood, so too does the sadness of a man do harm to the heart.
21 if hungry to hate you to eat him food: bread and if thirsty to water: drink him water
If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22 for coal you(m. s.) to snatch up upon head his and LORD to complete to/for you
For you will gather hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will repay you.
23 spirit: breath north to twist: give birth rain and face be indignant tongue secrecy
The north wind brings forth the rain, and a sorrowful face brings forth a detracting tongue.
24 pleasant to dwell upon corner roof from woman: wife (contention *QK) and house: home fellow
It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house.
25 water cool upon soul faint and tidings pleasant from land: country/planet distance
Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so too are good reports from a far away land.
26 spring to foul and fountain to ruin righteous to shake to/for face: before wicked
The just falling down before the impious is like a fountain stirred up by feet and like a corrupted spring.
27 to eat honey to multiply not pleasant and search glory their glory
Just as whoever eats too much honey, it is not good for him, so also whoever is an investigator of what is majestic will be overwhelmed by glory.
28 city to break through nothing wall man which nothing restraint to/for spirit: temper his
Just like a city lying in the open and without surrounding walls, so also is a man who is unable to restrain his own spirit in speaking.
