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The Book of Proverbs 25

25 Here are more wise sayings said by Solomon that the scribes who served Hezekiah, the king of Judah, copied from a scroll that Solomon had written.

2 God shows how glorious he is when he makes something difficult for people to understand.

But kings show how glorious they are when they explain something that is difficult for people to understand.

3 As people cannot fully understand how high the sky is or how deep the earth is,

so they cannot fully understand what kings think.

4 People who make things from metal must remove scum from silver

before they can make that silver into something.

5 In the same way, people must remove wicked advisers from in front of kings

before acting righteously causes kings to rule securely.

6 Do not promote yourself in front of kings,

and do not pretend to be great.

7 Do not do so because it is better if someone invites you to come closer to a king,

than for someone to embarrass you in front of a royal official whom you have seen by telling you to move away from a king.

8 Do not plead your case too quickly against someone you know.

If you do, then you will not know what to do when that person wins the case and embarrasses you!

9 If you do indeed plead your case against someone you know,

then do not tell others what is secret about that person.

10 If do you, then people may hear you and disgrace you,

and people will continue to speak badly about you.

11 What someone says aptly

is as delightful as golden apples that someone has set in silver.

12 When someone wisely rebukes someone who is willing to listen,

it is as valuable as a gold ring or jewelry made from the best gold.

13 Reliable messengers are as refreshing to those who sent them as cold snow at the time when people harvest crops;

they refresh the people whom they serve.

14 People who brag about giving something that they never gave

are as disappointing as clouds and wind that do not bring rain.

15 People can persuade officers by acting patiently,

and by speaking gently people can convince those who oppose them to agree with them.

16 If you discover some wild honey, do not eat too much of it.

If you do, then you will become sick and vomit.

17 In the same way, do not visit too often the houses of people you know.

If you do, then they may become weary of you or even hate you.

18 People who lie when they testify against people they know

are deadly, like a club, sword, or piercing arrow.

19 Trusting treacherous people during distressful times

is as useless as having a rotten tooth or a crippled foot.

20 Singing to someone who is sad

is as unhelpful as taking a coat off of someone in cold weather

or pouring vinegar on soda.

21 Feed your enemies if they are hungry;

give them something to drink if they are thirsty.

22 Do so because by doing so you will shame them, as if you are pouring burning coals on top of them,

and Yahweh will reward you for doing so.

23 When wind blows from the north, rain will fall.

In the same way, when people tell the secrets of others, people get angry.

24 It is better to live alone in a corner of a housetop

than to live inside a house with a wife who always argues with you.

25 When people hear something good from a far away place,

it is as refreshing as drinking cold water when you are thirsty.

26 When righteous people yield to wicked people,

it is as bad as a spring that people have made murky by walking in it or as bad as a polluted fountain.

27 As it is very bad to eat too much honey;

so is it dishonorable to try to make people honor you.

28 People who cannot control themselves

are as defenseless as a city that an army has broken into and knocked down its walls.

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