Proverbs 25:3

Proverbs 25:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
• New King James Version (NKJV)As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
• New Living Translation (NLT)No one can comprehend the height of heaven, the depth of the earth, or all that goes on in the king’s mind!

Context of Proverbs 25:3

1These are more proverbs of Solomon, compiled by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah: 2It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings. As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable. 4Remove the dross from the silver, and a silversmith can produce a vessel; 5remove wicked officials from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness.

Proverbs 25:3 word by word

שָׁמַ֣יִם לָ֭רוּם וָאָ֣רֶץ לָעֹ֑מֶק וְלֵ֥ב מְ֝לָכִ֗ים אֵ֣ין חֵֽקֶר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• for heightרוּםrûm rûm · heightH7312
• and the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• for depthעֹ֫מֶק‛ômeq · depthH6011
• and the heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• of kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• unsearchableחֵ֫קֶרchêqer · searchH2714

Cross-references for Proverbs 25:3

• Psalms 103:11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;
• Isaiah 7:11“Ask the Lord your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.”
• Isaiah 55:9“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
• Romans 8:39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• 1 Kings 4:29God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.
• 1 Peter 1:7These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

Commentaries on Proverbs 25:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The heaven for height - The simple meaning of this is, the reasons of state, in reference to many acts of the executive government, can no more be fathomed by the common people, than the height of the heavens and the depth of the earth.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3The other side of the thought of Proverbs 25:2. What the mind of God is to the searchers after knowledge, that the heart of the true and wise king is to those who try to guess its counsels.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3This warning advises young men entering royal service that some things are beyond understanding, like the king's mysterious reasoning (for example, 2 Samuel 11:14–25; 24:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Ye wisely keeping state secrets, which to common men are as inaccessible heights and depths.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