24:23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
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24:24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
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24:25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
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24:26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
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24:27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
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24:28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
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24:29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
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24:30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
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24:31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
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24:32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
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24:33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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24:34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
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Chapter 25
25:1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
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25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
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25:3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
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25:4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
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25:5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
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25:6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
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25:7 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
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25:8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
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25:9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
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25:10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
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25:11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
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25:12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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