Proverbs 25

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 25 of 31

¹ Also these are the proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah handed forward:

² The glory of God is to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

³ The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, but there is no searching of the heart of kings.

Chapter Summary

Strife ceases when there is no whisperer.

מָשָׁל proverb H4912 · TWOT 1258a

כָּבוֹד glory, honor H3519 · TWOT 943e

דָּבָר word, matter H1697 · TWOT 399a

זָהָב gold H2091 · TWOT 529a

לָשׁוֹן tongue H3956 · TWOT 1131a

רוּחַ spirit H7307 · TWOT 2131a

Solomon

King of Israel whose proverbs are collected here (v1)

Hezekiah

King of Judah whose men copied out these proverbs of Solomon (v1)

Hezekiah's Men Compile Proverbs

The men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, hand forward and copy the proverbs of Solomon.

Proverbs 25:1

Word-for-word literal translation with Hebrew interlinear, Strong's numbers, and audio.