Proverbs 25:1

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 Solomon’s proverbs that were copied by the men of King Hezekiah of Judah. 2It is the glory of God to hide things but the glory of kings to investigate them. 3⌞Like⌟ the high heavens and the deep earth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable.

Proverbs 25:1 word by word

גַּם־אֵ֭לֶּה מִשְׁלֵ֣י שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶ֝עְתִּ֗יקוּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י׀ חִזְקִיָּ֬ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• also proverbsמָשָׁלmâshâl · proverbH4912
• of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• which the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• of Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּchizqîyâh chizqîyâhû yechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · HezekiahH2396
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• copied outעָתַק‛âthaq · to proceedH6275

Cross-references for Proverbs 25:1

• Isaiah 1:1This is the vision which Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw about Judah and Jerusalem at the time of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah.
• Isaiah 36:22Then Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace and was son of Hilkiah, Shebna the scribe, and Joah, who was the royal historian and the son of Asaph, went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn in grief. They told him the message from the field commander.
• Isaiah 37:2Then he sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the scribe, and the leaders of the priests, clothed in sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz.
• Hosea 1:1The Lord spoke his word to Hosea, son of Beeri, when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah and when Jeroboam, son of Joash, was king of Israel.
• Micah 1:1The Lord spoke his word to Micah, who was from Moresheth, when Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. This is the vision that Micah saw about 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