{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/akjv/proverbs/25","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T12:48:56.865Z"},"reference":{"translation":"AKJV","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":25,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":24,"nextChapter":26,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":28},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Put not forth yourself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"For better it is that it be said to you, Come up here; than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Go not forth hastily to strive, lest you know not what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbor has put you to shame."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Debate your cause with your neighbor himself; and discover not a secret to another:"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Lest he that hears it put you to shame, and your infamy turn not away."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover on an obedient ear."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refreshes the soul of his masters."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Whoever boasts himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bone."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Have you found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for you, lest you be filled therewith, and vomit it."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Withdraw your foot from your neighbor's house; lest he be weary of you, and so hate you."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"A man that bears false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"As he that takes away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar on nitre, so is he that singes songs to an heavy heart."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"If your enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:"},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"For you shall heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD shall reward you."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"The north wind drives away rain: so does an angry countenance a backbiting tongue."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"He that has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls."}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 25 (AKJV)","markdown":"[Proverbs 25](https://primebible.com/akjv/proverbs/25)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* AKJV. https://primebible.com/akjv/proverbs/25 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}