Young's Literal Translation
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ProverbsO PrzekładzieYoung's Literal Translation (1898) by Robert Young who also compiled Young's Analytical Concordance.
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25:1

Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: --
25:2

The honour of God [is] to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.
25:3

The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings -- [are] unsearchable.
25:4

Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
25:5

Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.
25:6

Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
25:7

For better [that] he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,` Than [that] he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.
25:8

Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?
25:9

Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,
25:10

Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.
25:11

Apples of gold in imagery of silver, [Is] the word spoken at its fit times.
25:12

A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
25:13

As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, [So is] a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.
25:14

Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.
25:15

By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.
25:16

Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated [with] it, and hast vomited it.
25:17

Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour`s house, Lest he be satiated [with] thee, and have hated thee.
25:18

A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.
25:19

A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
25:20

Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
25:21

If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.
25:22

For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.
25:23

A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue -- indignant faces.
25:24

Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
25:25

[As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country.
25:26

A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.
25:27

The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one`s own honour -- honour.
25:28

A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!