Proverbs 25:1-7 ▼

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

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, and it is the glory of a king to search out a matter.

3 As the heaven is high and the earth is deep so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

4 Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;

5 remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

6 Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

7 for it is better for him to say to you, |Come up here,| than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.