1 These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied down:

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

3 The heavens for height and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings cannot be searched.

4 Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel will come forth for the refiner.

5 Remove the wicked before the face of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

6 You should not exalt yourself before the face of the king, and in the place of the great ones you should not stand.

7 For better that he says to you “Come up here!” Than to set you low before a noble. That which your eyes have seen,

Proverbs 25:1-7, Berean Literal Bible. Public domain.
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