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Proverbs 25

¹Here are more of Solomon's proverbs, copied by scribes at the court of King Hezekiah of Judah.

²We honor God for what he conceals; we honor kings for what they explain.

³You never know what a king is thinking; his thoughts are beyond us, like the heights of the sky or the depths of the ocean.

⁴Take the impurities out of silver and the artist can produce a thing of beauty.

⁵Keep evil advisers away from the king and his government will be known for its justice.

⁶When you stand before the king, don't try to impress him and pretend to be important.

⁷It is better to be asked to take a higher position than to be told to give your place to someone more important.

⁸Don't be too quick to go to court about something you have seen. If another witness later proves you wrong, what will you do then?

⁹If you and your neighbor have a difference of opinion, settle it between yourselves and do not reveal any secrets.

¹⁰Otherwise everyone will learn that you can't keep a secret, and you will never live down the shame.

¹¹An idea well-expressed is like a design of gold, set in silver.

¹²A warning given by an experienced person to someone willing to listen is more valuable than gold rings or jewelry made of the finest gold.

¹³A reliable messenger is refreshing to the one who sends him, like cold water in the heat of harvest time.

¹⁴People who promise things that they never give are like clouds and wind that bring no rain.

¹⁵Patient persuasion can break down the strongest resistance and can even convince rulers.

¹⁶Never eat more honey than you need; too much may make you vomit.

¹⁷Don't visit your neighbors too often; they may get tired of you and come to hate you.

¹⁸A false accusation is as deadly as a sword, a club, or a sharp arrow.

¹⁹Depending on an unreliable person in a crisis is like trying to chew with a loose tooth or walk with a crippled foot.

²⁰Singing to a person who is depressed is like taking off a person's clothes on a cold day or like rubbing salt in a wound.

²¹If your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them a drink.

²²You will make them burn with shame, and the LORD will reward you.

²³Gossip brings anger just as surely as the north wind brings rain.

²⁴Better to live on the roof than share the house with a nagging wife.

²⁵Finally hearing good news from a distant land is like a drink of cold water when you are dry and thirsty.

²⁶A good person who gives in to someone who is evil reminds you of a polluted spring or a poisoned well.

²⁷Too much honey is bad for you, and so is trying to win too much praise.

²⁸If you cannot control your anger, you are as helpless as a city without walls, open to attack.