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 Living Translation (NLT)These are more proverbs of Solomon, collected by the advisers of King Hezekiah of Judah.

Context of Proverbs 25:1

These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied: 2It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, 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.

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 1:1The 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 Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of the Rabshakeh.
• Isaiah 37:2Then he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.
• Hosea 1:1The word of the Lord that came to 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 the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth 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