Proverbs 25
- 1These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
- 2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
- 3The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
- 4Take away the waste from the silver, and the silversmith can make a vessel from it.
- 5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
- 6Do not push yourself forward in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men:
- 7For it is better to be told, "Come up here," than to be put lower in the presence of the prince your eyes have seen.
- 8Do not rush into a dispute. Otherwise, you may not know what to do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame.
- 9Debate your cause with your neighbor himself, and do not reveal another person's secret:
- 10Otherwise, the one who hears it may put you to shame, and your disgrace may never go away.
- 11A word spoken at the right time is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
- 12As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise person's correction to a listening ear.
- 13As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him. For he refreshes the soul of his masters.
- 14Whoever boasts himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
- 15By patience a ruler is persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.
- 16Have you found honey? Eat only as much as you need, or you may fill yourself with it and vomit.
- 17Do not visit your neighbor's house too often, or he may tire of you and hate you.
- 18A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is a club, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
- 19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
- 20As he who takes away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar on soda, so he is who sings songs to a heavy heart.
- 21If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink:
- 22For you shall heap coals of fire on his head, and the Lord shall reward you.
- 23The north wind brings rain, and a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
- 24It is better to live in a corner of the roof, than in a shared house with a woman who is always picking fights.
- 25As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
- 26A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a muddied fountain and a polluted spring.
- 27It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
- 28He who has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Proverbs 25 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVIt is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
GIGAKJVIt is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
KJVTake away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
GIGAKJVTake away the waste from the silver, and the silversmith can make a vessel from it.
KJVPut not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
GIGAKJVDo not push yourself forward in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men:
KJVFor better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
GIGAKJVFor it is better to be told, "Come up here," than to be put lower in the presence of the prince your eyes have seen.
KJVGo not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
GIGAKJVDo not rush into a dispute. Otherwise, you may not know what to do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame.
KJVDebate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
GIGAKJVDebate your cause with your neighbor himself, and do not reveal another person's secret:
KJVLest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
GIGAKJVOtherwise, the one who hears it may put you to shame, and your disgrace may never go away.
KJVA word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
GIGAKJVA word spoken at the right time is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
KJVAs an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
GIGAKJVAs an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise person's correction to a listening ear.
KJVAs the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
GIGAKJVAs the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him. For he refreshes the soul of his masters.
KJVWhoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
GIGAKJVWhoever boasts himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
KJVBy long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
GIGAKJVBy patience a ruler is persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.
KJVHast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
GIGAKJVHave you found honey? Eat only as much as you need, or you may fill yourself with it and vomit.
KJVWithdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
GIGAKJVDo not visit your neighbor's house too often, or he may tire of you and hate you.
KJVA man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
GIGAKJVA man who bears false witness against his neighbor is a club, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
KJVAs he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
GIGAKJVAs he who takes away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar on soda, so he is who sings songs to a heavy heart.
KJVIf thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
GIGAKJVIf your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink:
KJVFor thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
GIGAKJVFor you shall heap coals of fire on his head, and the Lord shall reward you.
KJVThe north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
GIGAKJVThe north wind brings rain, and a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
KJVIt is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
GIGAKJVIt is better to live in a corner of the roof, than in a shared house with a woman who is always picking fights.
KJVA righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
GIGAKJVA righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a muddied fountain and a polluted spring.
KJVHe that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
GIGAKJVHe who has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
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