Proverbs 25

Proverbs 25:1: These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied.


Proverbs 25:2: It is the glory of God to conceal things,
but the glory of kings is to search things out.

Proverbs 25:3: As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth,
so the heart of kings is unsearchable.

Proverbs 25:4: Take away the dross from the silver,
and the smith has material for a vessel;

Proverbs 25:5: take away the wicked from the presence of the king,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Proverbs 25:6: Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence
or stand in the place of the great,

Proverbs 25:7: for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.
What your eyes have seen

Proverbs 25:8: do not hastily bring into court,
for what will you do in the end,
when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Proverbs 25:9: Argue your case with your neighbor himself,
and do not reveal another's secret,

Proverbs 25:10: lest he who hears you bring shame upon you,
and your ill repute have no end.

Proverbs 25:11: A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.

Proverbs 25:12: Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold
is a wise reprover to a listening ear.

Proverbs 25:13: Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
is a faithful messenger to those who send him;
he refreshes the soul of his masters.

Proverbs 25:14: Like clouds and wind without rain
is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.

Proverbs 25:15: With patience a ruler may be persuaded,
and a soft tongue will break a bone.

Proverbs 25:16: If you have found honey, eat only enough for you,
lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.

Proverbs 25:17: Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house,
lest he have his fill of you and hate you.

Proverbs 25:18: A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 25:19: Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble
is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.

Proverbs 25:20: Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart
is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day,
and like vinegar on soda.

Proverbs 25:21: If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

Proverbs 25:22: for you will heap burning coals on his head,
and the LORD will reward you.

Proverbs 25:23: The north wind brings forth rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

Proverbs 25:24: It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

Proverbs 25:25: Like cold water to a thirsty soul,
so is good news from a far country.

Proverbs 25:26: Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain
is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

Proverbs 25:27: It is not good to eat much honey,
nor is it glorious to seek one's own glory.

Proverbs 25:28: A man without self-control
is like a city broken into and left without walls.

ESV Study Bible: June 23, 2010

Psalms and Wisdom: Proverbs 25-26
Pentateuch and History: Deuteronomy 26
Chronicles and Prophets: Micah 1-2
Gospels and Epistles: Matthew 5:17-48

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What would the devil say about your life?

By Steve Camp

Whose blessings?

A priest(ess) of a godless church of Sweden. A huge audience of young people seeking consolation and hope. A painful reality of loss. Death. Final. No computer game. True and cold depth of despair. Opposite there is another despair of today's life: Political Correctness, over all and above all, for any cost.
So what do these young people hear from a person who looks like a representative of Christ's church on Earth? They hear about the impossibility of assessing sorrow. They hear about Haiti. They hear about winter. They hear about nature. Finally they hear blessings to nature and their future. It is all very emotional, very down-played, very elegant. So what is lacking? Why is the whole thing empty, or, as some of the students expressed it afterward, artificial? Why do the students who are supposed to be well-groomed into the secular way of thinking do not buy the whole thing?
Because it is artificial. It is not true. It is false, hollow, empty. A priest without the object of worship. A blessing without the author. A consolation without hope. Christless Christianity in a PC country.
Please pray for the revival, join me in this prayer, for the whole world.