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\c 25
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\v 1 These are more proverbs of Solomon, copied by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
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\q
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\v 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,
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\q but the glory of kings to search it out.
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\q
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\v 3 Like the heavens are for height and the earth is for depth,
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\q so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
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\q
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\v 4 Remove the dross from the silver
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\q and a metal worker can use the silver in his craft.
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\v 5 Even so, remove wicked people from the presence of the king
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\q and his throne will be established by doing what is right.
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\v 6 Do not honor yourself in the king's presence
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\q and do not stand in the place designated for great people.
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\v 7 It is better for him to say to you, "Come up here,"
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\q than for you to be humiliated in the presence of a noble.
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\q What you have witnessed,
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\v 8 do not bring quickly to trial.
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\q For what will you do in the end,
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\q when your neighbor puts you to shame?
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\v 9 Argue your case between you and your neighbor himself
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\q and do not disclose another's secret,
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\v 10 or else the one who hears you will bring shame upon you
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\q and an evil report about you that cannot be silenced.
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\v 11 Speaking a well-chosen word,
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\q2 is like patterns of gold set in silver.
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\v 12 Like a gold ring or jewelry made of fine gold
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\q is a wise rebuke to a listening ear.
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\v 13 Like the cold of snow at harvest time
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\q is a faithful messenger for those who sent him;
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\q he restores the life of his masters.
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\v 14 Like clouds and wind without rain
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\q is the one who boasts about a gift he does not give.
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\v 15 With patience a ruler can be persuaded
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\q and a soft tongue can break a bone.
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\v 16 If you find honey, eat just enough—
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\q otherwise, having too much of it, you vomit it up.
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\v 17 Do not set your foot in your neighbor's house too often,
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\q he may become tired of you and hate you.
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\v 18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
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\q is like a club used in war, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
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\v 19 An unfaithful man in whom you trust in a time of trouble
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\q is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.
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\v 20 Like a person who takes off a garment in cold weather,
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\q or like vinegar poured upon carbonate of soda,
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\q is the one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
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\v 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat
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\q and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
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\v 22 for you will shovel coals of fire on his head
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\q and Yahweh will reward you.
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\v 23 As surely the north wind brings rain,
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\q someone who tells secrets makes faces angry.
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\v 24 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
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\q than to share a house with a quarreling woman.
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\v 25 Like cold waters to one who is thirsty,
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\q so is good news from a far country.
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\v 26 Like a fouled spring or a ruined fountain
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\q is a good man who totters before wicked people.
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\v 27 It is not good to eat too much honey;
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\q that is like searching for honor after honor.
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\f + \ft Modern versions have different interpretations of this difficult verse. \f*
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\v 28 A person without self-control
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\q is like a city breached and without walls.
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