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Proverbs 25

Prov. 25:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The heaven
shamayim (Hebrew #8064)
from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
KJV usage: air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yim
Origin: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}
for height
ruwm (Hebrew #7312)
from 7311; (literally) elevation or (figuratively) elation
KJV usage: haughtiness, height, X high.
Pronounce: room
Origin: or rum {room}
, and the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
for depth
`omeq (Hebrew #6011)
depth
KJV usage: depth.
Pronounce: o'-mek
Origin: from 6009
, and the heart
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
of kings
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
βis unsearchable
cheqer (Hebrew #2714)
examination, enumeration, deliberation
KJV usage: finding out, number, (un-)search(-able, -ed, out, -ing).
Pronounce: khay'-ker
Origin: from 2713
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there is no searching.

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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heaven.
Psa. 103:11• 11For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving-kindness toward them that fear him. (Psa. 103:11)
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Isa. 7:11• 11Ask for thee a sign from Jehovah thy God; ask for it in the deep, or in the height above. (Isa. 7:11)
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Isa. 55:9• 9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isa. 55:9)
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Rom. 8:39• 39nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Rom. 8:39)
is unsearchable.
Heb. there is no searching.
1 Kings 4:29• 29And God gave Solomon wisdom and very great understanding and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore. (1 Kings 4:29)
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1 Peter 1:7• 7that the proving of your faith, much more precious than of gold which perishes, though it be proved by fire, be found to praise and glory and honour in the revelation of Jesus Christ: (1 Peter 1:7)
• As they delve into His hidden things, so He also searches out the secret chambers of their hearts which to their subjects are unknown. (“Proverbs Twenty-Five” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.