Dual Panel1These <0428> also <01571> are proverbs <04912> of Solomon <08010>, which <0834> the men <0376> of King <04428> Hezekiah <02396> of Judah <03063> copied <06275>:
2It is the glory <03519> of God <0430> to conceal <05641> a matter <01697>, and it is the glory <03519> of a king <04428> to search out <02713> a matter <01697>.
3As the heaven <08064> is high <07312> and the earth <0776> is deep <06011> so the hearts <03820> of kings <04428> are unsearchable <02714> <0369>.
4Remove <01898> the dross <05509> from the silver <03701>, and material <03627> for the silversmith <06884> will emerge <03318>;
5remove <01898> the wicked <07563> from before <06440> the king <04428>, and his throne <03678> will be established <03559> in righteousness <06664>.
6Do not <0408> honor <01921> yourself before <06440> the king <04428>, and do not <0408> stand <05975> in the place <04725> of great <01419> men;
7for <03588> it is better <02896> for him to say <0559> to you, “Come up <05927> here <02008>,” than to put you lower <08213> before <06440> a prince <05081>, whom <0834> your eyes <05869> have seen <07200>.
8Do not <0408> go out <03318> hastily <04118> to litigation <07378>, or <06435> what <04100> will you do <06213> afterward <0319> when your neighbor <07453> puts you to shame <03637>?
9When you argue <07378> a case <07379> with <0854> your neighbor <07453>, do not <0408> reveal <01540> the secret <05475> of another <0312> person,
10lest <06435> the one who hears <08085> it put <02616> you to shame <02616> and your infamy <01681> will never <03808> go away <07725>.
11Like apples <08598> of gold <02091> in settings <04906> of silver <03701>, so is a word <01697> skillfully <0655> spoken <01696>.
12Like an earring <05141> of gold <02091> and an ornament <02481> of fine gold <03800>, so is a wise <02450> reprover <03198> to <05921> the ear <0241> of the one who listens <08085>.
13Like the cold <06793> of snow <07950> in the time <03117> of harvest <07105>, so is a faithful <0539> messenger <06735> to those who send <07971> him, for he refreshes <07725> the heart <05315> of his masters <0113>.
14Like cloudy skies <05387> and wind <07307> that produce no <0369> rain <01653>, so is the one <0376> who boasts <01984> of a gift <04991> not given <08267>.
15Through patience <0639> <0753> a ruler <07101> can be persuaded <06601>, and a soft <07390> tongue <03956> can break <07665> a bone <01634>.
16When you find <04672> honey <01706>, eat <0398> only what is sufficient <01767> for you, lest <06435> you become stuffed <07646> with it and vomit <06958> it up <06958>.
17Don’t set <03365> foot <07272> too frequently <03365> in your neighbor’s <07453> house <01004>, lest <06435> he become weary <07646> of you and hate <08130> you.
18Like a club <04650> or a sword <02719> or a sharp <08150> arrow <02671>, so is the one <0376> who testifies <06030> against his neighbor <07453> as a false <08267> witness <05707>.
19Like a bad <07465> tooth <08127> or a foot <07272> out of joint <04154>, so is confidence <04009> in an unfaithful person <0898> at the time <03117> of trouble <06869>.
20Like one who takes off <05710> a garment <0899> on a cold <07135> day <03117>, or like vinegar <02558> poured on <05921> soda <05427>, so is one who sings <07891> songs <07892> to <05921> a heavy <07451> heart <03820>.
21If <0518> your enemy <08130> is hungry <07456>, give <0398> him food <03899> to eat <0398>, and if <0518> he is thirsty <06771>, give <08248> him water <04325> to drink <08248>,
22for <03588> you <0859> will heap <02846> coals of fire <01513> on <05921> his head <07218>, and the Lord <03069> will reward <07999> you.
23The north <06828> wind <07307> brings forth <02342> rain <01653>, and a gossiping <05643> tongue <03956> brings forth an angry <02194> look <06440>.
24It is better <02896> to live <03427> on <05921> a corner <06438> of the housetop <01406> than in a house <01004> in company <02267> with a quarrelsome <04066> wife <0802>.
25Like cold <07119> water <04325> to a weary <05889> person <05315>, so is good <02896> news <08052> from a distant <04801> land <0776>.
26Like a muddied <07515> spring <04599> and a polluted <07843> well <04726>, so is a righteous <06662> person who gives way <04131> before <06440> the wicked <07563>.
27It is not <03808> good <02896> to eat <0398> too much <07235> honey <01706>, nor is it honorable for people to seek <02714> their own glory <03519> <03519>.
28Like a city <05892> that is broken down <06555> and without <0369> a wall <02346>, so is a person <0376> who <0834> cannot <0369> control <04623> his temper <07307>.