| 1 | These {are} also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. |
| 2 | {It is} the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings {is} to search out a matter. |
| 3 | The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings {is} unsearchable. |
| 4 | Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. |
| 5 | Take away the wicked {from} before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. |
| 6 | Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great {men}: |
| 7 | For better {it is} that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen. |
| 8 | Go not forth hastily to strive, lest {thou know not} what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. |
| 9 | Debate thy cause with thy neighbour {himself}; and discover not a secret to another: |
| 10 | Lest he that heareth {it} put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away. |
| 11 | A word fitly spoken {is like} apples of gold in pictures of silver. |
| 12 | {As} an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, {so is} a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. |
| 13 | As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, {so is} a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters. |
| 14 | Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift {is like} clouds and wind without rain. |
| 15 | By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. |
| 16 | Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. |
| 17 | Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and {so} hate thee. |
| 18 | A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour {is} a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. |
| 19 | Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble {is like} a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. |
| 20 | {As} he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, {and as} vinegar upon nitre, so {is} he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. |
| 21 | If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: |
| 22 | For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee. |
| 23 | The north wind driveth away rain: so {doth} an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. |
| 24 | {It is} better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house. |
| 25 | {As} cold waters to a thirsty soul, so {is} good news from a far country. |
| 26 | A righteous man falling down before the wicked {is as} a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. |
| 27 | {It is} not good to eat much honey: so {for men} to search their own glory {is not} glory. |
| 28 | He that {hath} no rule over his own spirit {is like} a city {that is} broken down, {and} without walls. |