Proverbes 25.14
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Proverbes de Salomon

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¹ These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied.
² It is the glory of God to conceal things,
but the glory of kings is to search things out.
³ As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth,
so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
⁴ Take away the dross from the silver,
and the smith has material for a vessel;
⁵ take away the wicked from the presence of the king,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.
⁶ Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence
or stand in the place of the great,
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
⁸ do not hastily bring into court,
for what will you do in the end,
when your neighbor puts you to shame?
⁹ Argue your case with your neighbor himself,
and do not reveal another's secret,
¹⁰ lest he who hears you bring shame upon you,
and your ill repute have no end.
¹¹ A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
¹² Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold
is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
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.
¹⁴ Like clouds and wind without rain
is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.
¹⁵ With patience a ruler may be persuaded,
and a soft tongue will break a bone.
¹⁶ If you have found honey, eat only enough for you,
lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.
¹⁷ Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house,
lest he have his fill of you and hate you.
¹⁸ A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
¹⁹ Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble
is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.
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.
²¹ If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
²² for you will heap burning coals on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.
²³ The north wind brings forth rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
²⁴ It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
²⁵ Like cold water to a thirsty soul,
so is good news from a far country.
²⁶ Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain
is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
²⁷ It is not good to eat much honey,
nor is it glorious to seek one's own glory.
²⁸ A man without self-control
is like a city broken into and left without walls.