American Standard Version
Proverbs 25:1
1These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
Proverbs 25:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
- New International Version (NIV)These are more proverbs of Solomon, compiled by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:
- English Standard Version (ESV)These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied.
- New King James Version (NKJV)These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied:
Context of Proverbs 25:1
These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. 2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter. 3As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Read all of Proverbs 25Proverbs 25:1 word by word
גַּם־אֵ֭לֶּה מִשְׁלֵ֣י שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶ֝עְתִּ֗יקוּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י׀ חִזְקִיָּ֬ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 25:1
- Isaiah 1:1The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
- Isaiah 36:22Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
- Isaiah 37:2And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
- Hosea 1:1The word of Jehovah that came unto Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
- Micah 1:1The word of Jehovah that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
Commentaries on Proverbs 25:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1These are also proverbs of Solomon - In my old MS. Bible, this verse concludes the preceding chapter. It seems that the remaining part of this book contains proverbs which had been collected by the order of King Hezekiah, and were added to the preceding book as a sort of supplement, having been collected from traditionary sayings of Solomon. And as the men of Hezekiah may mean Isaiah, Shebna, and other insptred men, who lived in that time, we may consider…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1A new section. Copied out - In the sense of a transfer from oral tradition to writing.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Verses 1-3 God needs not search into any thing; nothing can be hid from him. But it is the honour of rulers to search out matters, to bring to light hidden works of darkness.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1During King Hezekiah's reign from 728 to 686 BC, advisers gathered these proverbs of Solomon and added them to the collection.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-28Pr 25:1-28. 1. The character of these proverbs sustains the title (see Introduction). also--refers to the former part of the book. copied out--literally, "transferred," that is, from some other book to this; not given from memory.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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