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1. These are more wise sayings of Solomon, copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah.
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1. These H428 are also H1571 proverbs H4912 of Solomon H8010 , which H834 the men H376 of Hezekiah H2396 king H4428 of Judah H3063 copied out H6275 .
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2. God is honored for what he keeps secret. Kings are honored for what they can discover.
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2. It is the glory H3519 of God H430 to conceal H5641 a thing H1697 : but the honor H3519 of kings H4428 is to search out H2713 a matter H1697 .
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3. No one can measure the height of the skies or the depth of the earth. So also no one can understand the mind of a king.
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3. The heaven H8064 for height H7312 , and the earth H776 for depth H6011 , and the heart H3820 of kings H4428 is unsearchable H369 H2714 .
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4. Remove the scum from the silver, so the silver can be used by the silversmith.
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4. Take away H1898 the dross H5509 from the silver H4480 H3701 , and there shall come forth H3318 a vessel H3627 for the refiner H6884 .
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5. Remove wicked people from the king's presence; then his government will be honest and last a long time.
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5. Take away H1898 the wicked H7563 from before H6440 the king H4428 , and his throne H3678 shall be established H3559 in righteousness H6664 .
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6. Don't brag to the king and act as if you are great.
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6. Put not forth thyself H408 H1921 in the presence H6440 of the king H4428 , and stand H5975 not H408 in the place H4725 of great H1419 men :
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7. It is better for him to give you a higher position than to bring you down in front of the prince. Because of something you have seen,
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7. For H3588 better H2896 it is that it be said H559 unto thee , Come up H5927 hither H2008 ; than that thou shouldest be put lower H4480 H8213 in the presence H6440 of the prince H5081 whom H834 thine eyes H5869 have seen H7200 .
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8. do not quickly take someone to court. What will you do later when your neighbor proves you wrong?
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8. Go not forth H3318 H408 hastily H4118 to strive H7378 , lest H6435 thou know not what H4100 to do H6213 in the end H319 thereof , when thy neighbor H7453 hath put thee to shame H3637 H853 .
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9. If you have an argument with your neighbor, don't tell other people what was said.
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9. Debate H7378 thy cause H7379 with H854 thy neighbor H7453 himself ; and discover H1540 not H408 a secret H5475 to another H312 :
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10. Whoever hears it might shame you, and you might not ever be respected again.
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10. Lest H6435 he that heareth H8085 it put thee to shame H2616 , and thine infamy H1681 turn not away H3808 H7725 .
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11. The right word spoken at the right time is as beautiful as gold apples in a silver bowl.
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11. A word H1697 fitly H5921 H655 spoken H1696 is like apples H8598 of gold H2091 in pictures H4906 of silver H3701 .
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12. A wise warning to someone who will listen is as valuable as gold earrings or fine gold jewelry.
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12. As an earring H5141 of gold H2091 , and an ornament H2481 of fine gold H3800 , so is a wise H2450 reprover H3198 upon H5921 an obedient H8085 ear H241 .
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13. Trustworthy messengers refresh those who send them, like the coolness of snow in the summertime.
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13. As the cold H6793 of snow H7950 in the time H3117 of harvest H7105 , so is a faithful H539 messenger H6735 to them that send H7971 him : for he refresheth H7725 the soul H5315 of his masters H113 .
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14. People who brag about gifts they never give are like clouds and wind that give no rain.
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14. Whoso H376 boasteth himself H1984 of a false H8267 gift H4991 is like clouds H5387 and wind H7307 without H369 rain H1653 .
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15. With patience you can convince a ruler, and a gentle word can get through to the hard-headed.
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15. By long H753 forbearing H639 is a prince H7101 persuaded H6601 , and a soft H7390 tongue H3956 breaketh H7665 the bone H1634 .
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16. If you find honey, don't eat too much, or it will make you throw up.
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16. Hast thou found H4672 honey H1706 ? eat H398 so much as is sufficient H1767 for thee, lest H6435 thou be filled H7646 therewith , and vomit H6958 it.
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17. Don't go to your neighbor's house too often; too much of you will make him hate you.
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17. Withdraw H3365 thy foot H7272 from thy neighbor H7453 's house H4480 H1004 ; lest H6435 he be weary H7646 of thee , and so hate H8130 thee.
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18. When you lie about your neighbors, it hurts them as much as a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
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18. A man H376 that beareth H6030 false H8267 witness H5707 against his neighbor H7453 is a maul H4650 , and a sword H2719 , and a sharp H8150 arrow H2671 .
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19. Trusting unfaithful people when you are in trouble is like eating with a broken tooth or walking with a crippled foot.
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19. Confidence H4009 in an unfaithful man H898 in time H3117 of trouble H6869 is like a broken H7465 tooth H8127 , and a foot H7272 out of joint H4154 .
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20. Singing songs to someone who is sad is like taking away his coat on a cold day or pouring vinegar on soda.
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20. As he that taketh away H5710 a garment H899 in cold H7135 weather H3117 , and as vinegar H2558 upon H5921 niter H5427 , so is he that singeth H7891 songs H7892 to H5921 a heavy H7451 heart H3820 .
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21. If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink.
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21. If H518 thine enemy H8130 be hungry H7457 , give him bread H3899 to eat H398 ; and if H518 he be thirsty H6771 , give him water H4325 to drink H8248 :
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22. Doing this will be like pouring burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
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22. For H3588 thou H859 shalt heap H2846 coals of fire H1513 upon H5921 his head H7218 , and the LORD H3068 shall reward H7999 thee.
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23. As the north wind brings rain, telling gossip brings angry looks.
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23. The north H6828 wind H7307 driveth away H2342 rain H1653 : so doth an angry H2194 countenance H6440 a backbiting H5643 tongue H3956 .
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24. It is better to live in a corner on the roofn than inside the house with a quarreling wife.
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24. It is better H2896 to dwell H3427 in H5921 the corner H6438 of the housetop H1406 , than with a brawling woman H4480 H802 H4079 and in a wide H2267 house H1004 .
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25. Good news from a faraway place is like a cool drink when you are tired.
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25. As cold H7119 waters H4325 to H5921 a thirsty H5889 soul H5315 , so is good H2896 news H8052 from a far country H4480 H776 H4801 .
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26. A good person who gives in to evil is like a muddy spring or a dirty well.
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26. A righteous H6662 man falling down H4131 before H6440 the wicked H7563 is as a troubled H7515 fountain H4599 , and a corrupt H7843 spring H4726 .
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27. It is not good to eat too much honey, nor does it bring you honor to brag about yourself.
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27. It is not H3808 good H2896 to eat H398 much H7235 honey H1706 : so for men to search H2714 their own glory H3519 is not glory H3519 .
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28. Those who do not control themselves are like a city whose walls are broken down.
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28. He H376 that H834 hath no H369 rule over H4623 his own spirit H7307 is like a city H5892 that is broken down H6555 , and without H369 walls H2346 .
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