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Similitudes, Instructions

1 These° also° are aproverbs° of Solomon° which° the men° of Hezekiah°, king° of Judah°, transcribed°.

[1] aPv 1:1

  2 ¶ It is the glory° of God° to aconceal° a matter°,
  But the glory° of bkings° is to search° out a matter°.
  3 [As] the heavens° for height° and the earth° for depth°,
  So the heart° of kings° is unsearchable°°.
  4 Take° away° the adross° from the silver°,
  And there comes° out a vessel° for the bsmith°;
  5 Take° away° the awicked° before° the king°,
  And his bthrone° will be established° in righteousness°.
  6 Do not claim° honor° in the presence° of the king°,
  And do not stand° in the place° of great° men°;
  7 For ait is better° that it be said° to you, “Come° up here°,”
  Than° for you to be placed° lower° in the presence° of the prince°,
  Whom° your eyes° have seen°.

[2] aDt 29:29; Ro 11:33 bEzr 6:1
[4] aPv 26:23; Ezk 22:18 bMal 3:2, 3
[5] aPv 20:8 bPv 16:12
[7] aLk 14:7-11

  8 ¶ Do not go° out ahastily° to Iargue° [your case];
  IIOtherwise°, what° will you do° in IIIthe end°,
  When your neighbor° humiliates° you?
  9 IaArgue° your case° with your neighbor°,
  And bdo not reveal° the secret° of another°,
  10 Or° he who hears° [it] will reproach° you,
  And the evil° report° about you will not Ipass° away°.

[8] ILit contend IILit Lest IIILit its aPv 17:14; Mt 5:25
[9] ILit Contend aMt 18:15 bPv 11:13
[10] ILit return

  11 ¶ [Like] apples° of gold° in settings° of silver°
  Is a aword° spoken° in Iright circumstances°.
  12 [Like] Ian aearring° of gold° and an bornament° of cfine° gold°
  Is a wise° reprover° to a dlistening° ear°.
  13 Like the cold° of snow° in the Itime° of harvest°
  Is a afaithful° messenger° to those who send° him,
  For he refreshes° the soul° of his masters°.
  14 [Like] aclouds° and bwind° without° rain°
  Is a man° who boasts° Iof his gifts° falsely°.
  15 By Iaforbearance°° a ruler° may be persuaded°,
  And a soft° tongue° breaks° the bone°.
  16 Have you afound° honey°? Eat° [only] Iwhat° you need°,
  That you not have° it in excess° and vomit° it.
  17 Let your foot° rarely° be in your neighbor’s° house°,
  Or° he will become° Iweary° of you and hate° you.
  18 [Like] a club° and a asword° and a sharp° barrow°
  Is a man° who bears° cfalse° witness° against his neighbor°.
  19 [Like] a bad° tooth° and Ian unsteady° foot°
  Is confidence° in a afaithless° man in time° of trouble°.
  20 [Like] one who takes° off° a garment° on a cold° day°, [or like] vinegar° on Isoda°,
  Is he who sings° songs° to IIa troubled° heart°.
  21 aIf° Iyour enemy° is hungry°, give° him food° to eat°;
  And if° he is thirsty°, give° him water° to drink°;
  22 For you will Iheap° burning coals° on his head°,
  And athe LORD° will reward° you.
  23 The north° wind° brings° forth° rain°,
  And a Iabackbiting° tongue°, an angry° countenance°.
  24 It is abetter° to live° in a corner° of the roof°
  Than° Iin a house° shared° with a contentious° woman°.
  25 [Like] cold° water° to a weary° soul°,
  So is agood° news° from a distant° land°.
  26 [Like] a atrampled° spring° and a Ipolluted° well°
  Is a righteous° man° who gives° way° before° the wicked°.
  27 It is not good° to eat° much° honey°,
  Nor° is it glory° to asearch° out Ione’s own glory°.
  28 [Like] a acity° that is broken° into [and] without° walls°
  Is a man° bwho° has° no° control° over his spirit°.

[11] ILit its aPv 15:23
[12] IOr a nose ring aEx 32:2; 35:22; Ezk 16:12 b2S 1:24 cJb 28:17 dPv 15:31; 20:12
[13] ILit day aPv 13:17
[14] ILit in a gift of falsehood aJde 12 bJr 5:13; Mi 2:11
[15] ILit length of anger aGn 32:4; 1S 25:24; Ec 10:4
[16] ILit your sufficiency aJg 14:8; 1S 14:25
[17] ILit surfeited with
[18] aPs 57:4; Pv 12:18 bJr 9:8 cEx 20:16; Pv 24:28
[19] ILit a slipping foot aJb 6:15; Is 36:6
[20] II.e. natron IILit an evil
[21] ILit one who hates you aEx 23:4, 5; 2K 6:22; 2Ch 28:15; Mt 5:44; Ro 12:20
[22] ILit snatch up a2S 16:12; Mt 6:4, 6
[23] ILit tongue of secrecy aPs 101:5
[24] ILit with a woman of contentions and a house of association aPv 21:9
[25] aPv 15:30
[26] ILit ruined aEzk 32:2; 34:18, 19
[27] ILit their aPv 27:2; Lk 14:11
[28] aPv 16:32 b2Ch 32:5; Ne 1:3


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Observations about kings,

1 ¶ These² [are] also² proverbsº of Solomon,º which² the men¹² of Hezekiahº kingº of Judahº copied out.ºª 2 [It is] the gloryº of Godº to concealºª a thing:º but the honourº of kingsº [is] to search outºª a matter.º 3 The heavenº for height,º and the earthº for depth,º and the heartº of kingsº [is] unsearchable.º² 4 Take awayºª the drossº from the silver,º² and there shall come forthºª a vesselº for the finer.ºª 5 Take awayºª the wickedº [from] beforeº the king,º and his throneº shall be establishedºª in righteousness.º 6 Put not forth¹ª thyself²² in the presenceº of the king,º and standºª not² in the placeº of greatº [men]: 7 For² betterº [it is] that it be saidºª unto thee, Come upºª hither;² than that thou shouldest be put lowerºª² in the presenceº of the princeº whom² thine eyesº have seen.ºª

[1] 1K 4:32; Pv 1:1; 10:1; Ec 12:9; Is 1:1; 36:22; 37:2; Ho 1:1; Mi 1:1.
[2] Dt 29:29; 1K 3:9; 4:29; Ezr 4:15, 19; 5:17; 6:1; Jb 11:7; 29:16; 38:4; 39:1; 40:2; 42:3; Ro 11:33.
[3] 1K 4:29; Ps 103:11; Is 7:11; 55:9; Ro 8:39; 1P 1:7.
[4] Pv 17:3; Is 1:25; Mal 3:3; 2Ti 2:20; 1P 1:7.
[5] 1K 2:33, 46; Es 7:10; 8:11; Ps 101:7; Pv 16:12; 20:8, 28; 29:14; Is 9:7; 16:5.
[6] Ex 3:11; 1S 9:20; 15:17; 18:18; 2S 7:8; Ps 131:1; Pv 16:19; 25:27; 27:2; Jr 1:6; Am 7:12.
[7] Pv 16:19; Lk 14:8; 18:14; 1P 5:5; Rv 4:1.

and about avoiding of quarrels, and sundry causes thereof.

8 Go not forthºª² hastilyº to strive,ºª lest² [thou know not] what² to doºª in the endº thereof, when thy neighbourº hath put thee to shame.ºª² 9 Debateºª thy causeº with² thy neighbourº [himself]; and discoverºª not² a secretº to another:º 10 Lest² he that hearethºª [it] put thee to shame,ºª and thine infamyº turn not away.ºª² 11 A wordº fitlyº¹ª² spokenºª [is like] applesº of goldº in picturesº of silver.º 12 [As] an earringº of gold,º and an ornamentº of fine gold,º [so is] a wiseº reproverºª upon² an obedientºª ear.º 13 As the coldº of snowº in the timeº of harvest,º [so is] a faithfulºª messengerº to them that sendºª him: for he refreshethºª the soulº of his masters.º 14 Whosoº boasteth¹ª himself² of a falseº giftº [is like] cloudsº and windº without² rain.º 15 By longº forbearingº is a princeº persuaded,ºª and a softº tongueº breakethºª the bone.º 16 Hast thou foundºª honey?º eatºª so much as is sufficientº for thee, lest² thou be filledºª therewith, and vomitºª it. 17 Withdrawºª thy footº from thy neighbour'sº house;º² lest² he be wearyºª of thee, and [so] hateºª thee. 18 A manº that bearethºª falseº witnessº against his neighbourº [is] a maul,º and a sword,º and a sharpºª arrow.º 19 Confidenceº in an unfaithful manºª in timeº of troubleº [is like] a brokenº tooth,º and a footº out of joint.º 20 [As] he that taketh awayºª a garmentº in coldº weather,º [and as] vinegarº upon² nitre,º so [is] he that singethºª songsº to² an heavyº heart.º 21 If² thine enemyºª be hungry,º give him breadº to eat;ºª and if² he be thirsty,º give him waterº to drink:ºª 22 For² thou² shalt heapºª coals of fireº upon² his head,º and the LORDº shall rewardºª thee. 23 The northº windº driveth awayºª rain:º so [doth] an angryºª countenanceº a backbitingº tongue.º 24 [It is] betterº to dwellºª in² the cornerº of the housetop,º than with a brawling¹ª¹ womanº²² and in a wideº house.º 25 [As] coldº watersº to² a thirstyº soul,º so [is] goodº newsº from a far¹ country.º²² 26 A righteousº man falling downºª beforeº the wickedº [is as] a troubledºª fountain,º and a corruptºª spring.º 27 [It is] not² goodº to eatºª muchºª honey:º so [for men] to searchº their own gloryº [is not] glory.º 28 Heº that² [hath] no² rule¹ over² his own spiritº [is like] a cityº [that is] broken down,ºª [and] without² walls.º

[8] 2S 2:14, 26; 2K 14:8; Pv 14:12; 17:14; 18:6; 30:33; Jr 5:31; Mt 5:25; Lk 14:31.
[9] Pv 11:13; 20:19; Mt 18:5.
[10] Ps 119:39.
[11] Pv 15:23; 24:26; Ec 12:10; Is 50:4.
[12] 1S 25:31; Jb 42:11; Ps 141:5; Pv 1:8; 9:8; 15:5, 31; 27:5.
[13] Pv 13:17; 25:25; 26:6; Php 2:25.
[14] 1K 22:11; Pv 20:6; Lk 14:11; 18:10; 2Co 11:13, 31; 2P 2:15; Jde 1:12, 16.
[15] Gn 32:4; 1S 25:14, 24; Pv 15:1; 16:14; Ec 10:4.
[16] Jg 14:8; 1S 14:25; Pv 23:8; 24:13; 25:27; Is 7:15, 22; Lk 21:34; Ep 5:18.
[17] Gn 19:2; Jg 19:18; Ro 15:24.
[18] Ps 52:2; 55:21; 57:4; 120:3; 140:3; Pv 12:18; Jr 9:3, 8; Jm 3:6.
[19] 2Ch 28:20; Jb 6:14; Is 30:1; 36:6; Ezk 29:6; 2Ti 4:16.
[20] Dt 24:12; Jb 24:7; Ps 137:3; Pv 10:26; Ec 3:4; Is 58:7; Dn 6:18; Ro 12:15; Jm 2:15; 5:15.
[21] Ex 23:4; Pv 24:17; Mt 5:44; Lk 10:33; Ro 12:20.
[22] 2S 16:12; Mt 10:13; 1Co 15:18.
[23] Jb 37:22; Ps 15:3; 101:5; Pv 26:20; Ro 1:30; 2Co 12:20.
[24] Pv 19:13; 21:9, 19; 27:15.
[25] Gn 21:16; Ex 17:2, 6; Jg 15:18; 2S 23:15; Ps 42:1; 63:1; Pv 15:30; Is 52:7; 55:1; Jr 18:14; Na 1:15; Lk 2:10; Jn 7:37; Ro 10:15; 1Ti 1:15; Rv 21:6; 22:17.
[26] Gn 4:8; 1S 22:14; 2Ch 24:21; Mt 23:34; 26:69; Ac 7:52; 1Th 2:15; Rv 17:6.
[27] Pv 25:16; 27:2; Jn 5:44; 2Co 12:1, 11; Php 2:3.
[28] 1S 20:30; 25:17; Pv 16:32; 22:24.


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