Proverbs 25:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.”
Proverbs 25:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 25:2 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 25:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 25:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.”
Proverbs 25:2 — World English Bible
Proverbs 25:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.”
Proverbs 25:2 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 25:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The honour of God <FI>is<Fi> to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.”
Proverbs 25:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 25:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“It is the glory ofGod to conceal a thing; but the glory of kings is to search out a thing.”
Proverbs 25:2 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 25:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The glorie of God is to conceale a thing secret: but the Kings honour is to search out a thing.”
Proverbs 25:2 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 25:2 in Context — Proverbs 25
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.
What Does Proverbs 25:2 Mean?
Proverbs 25:2 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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