There also [are] proverbs of Solomon{HR}Which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
[It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing;{HR}But the glory of kings [is] to search out a matter.
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth,{HR}And the heart of kings [is] unsearchable.
Take away dross from the silver,{HR}And there cometh forth a vessel for the finer.
Take away the wicked [from] before the king,{HR}And his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king,{HR}And stand not in the place of great [men].
For better [is it] that it be said to thee,{HR}Come up hither, than that thou shouldest be put lower{HR}In the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
Go not forth hastily to strive,{HR}Lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof,{HR}When thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour,{HR}But reveal not the secret of another;
Lest he that heareth disgrace thee,{HR}And thine ill-report turn not away.
Apples of gold in baskets of silver{HR}[Is] a word spoken in season.
An ear-ring of gold and an ornament of fine gold{HR}[Is] a wise reprover on an attentive ear.
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest{HR}[Is] a faithful messenger to those that send him;{HR}For he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Clouds and wind without rain{HR}Is whoso boasteth of a false gift.
By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded,{HR}And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Hast thou found honey?{HR}Eat so much as is sufficient for thee,{HR}Lest thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit it.
Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour’s house,{HR}Lest he be full of thee and hate thee.
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour{HR}[Is] a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble{HR}Is a broken tooth and a foot out of joint.
One that taketh off a garment in cold weather,{HR}Vinegar on niter,{HR}So is he that singeth songs to a sad heart.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat;{HR}And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head;{HR}And Jehovah shall reward thee.
The north wind bringeth forth rain;{HR}And an angry countenance a secret tongue.
Better to dwell in a corner of the house-top,{HR}Than with a contentious woman and a house in common.
Cold waters to a thirsty soul—{HR}So good news from a far country.
A troubled fountain and a defiled well{HR}[Is] a righteous one that tottereth before the wicked.
To eat much honey [is] not good;{HR}And to search weighty things [is] a weight.
He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit{HR}[Is] a city broken down, without wall.