Apologetics Bible

Proverbs 25:1

Hebrew

גַּם־אֵלֶּה מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה אֲשֶׁר הֶעְתִּיקוּ אַנְשֵׁי ׀ חִזְקִיָּה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָֽה׃

gam-'eleh-misheley-shelomoh-'asher-he'etiyqv-'aneshey- -chizeqiyah-melekhe-yehvdah

KJV: These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

AKJV: These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

ASV: These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

YLT: Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: --

Exposition: Proverbs 25:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:2

Hebrew

כְּבֹד אֱלֹהִים הַסְתֵּר דָּבָר וּכְבֹד מְלָכִים חֲקֹר דָּבָֽר׃

khevod-'elohiym-haseter-davar-vkhevod-melakhiym-chaqor-davar

KJV: It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

AKJV: It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.

ASV: It is the glory of God to conceal a thing;

YLT: The honour of God is to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:3

Hebrew

שָׁמַיִם לָרוּם וָאָרֶץ לָעֹמֶק וְלֵב מְלָכִים אֵין חֵֽקֶר׃

shamayim-larvm-va'aretz-la'omeq-velev-melakhiym-'eyn-cheqer

KJV: The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

AKJV: The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

ASV: As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth,

YLT: The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings-- are unsearchable.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:4

Hebrew

הָגוֹ סִיגִים מִכָּסֶף וַיֵּצֵא לַצֹּרֵף כֶּֽלִי׃

hagvo-siygiym-mikhasef-vayetze'-latzoref-kheliy

KJV: Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

AKJV: Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

ASV: Take away the dross from the silver,

YLT: Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,

Exposition: Proverbs 25:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:5

Hebrew

הָגוֹ רָשָׁע לִפְנֵי־מֶלֶךְ וְיִכּוֹן בַּצֶּדֶק כִּסְאֽוֹ׃

hagvo-rasha'-lifeney-melekhe-veyikhvon-vatzedeq-khise'vo

KJV: Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

AKJV: Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

ASV: Take away the wickedfrombefore the king,

YLT: Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:6

Hebrew

אַל־תִּתְהַדַּר לִפְנֵי־מֶלֶךְ וּבִמְקוֹם גְּדֹלִים אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹֽד׃

'al-titehadar-lifeney-melekhe-vvimeqvom-gedoliym-'al-ta'amod

KJV: Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

AKJV: Put not forth yourself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

ASV: Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king,

YLT: Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:7

Hebrew

כִּי טוֹב אֲמָר־לְךָ עֲ‍ֽלֵה הֵנָּה מֵֽהַשְׁפִּילְךָ לִפְנֵי נָדִיב אֲשֶׁר רָאוּ עֵינֶֽיךָ׃

khiy-tvov-'amar-lekha-'aleh-henah-mehashefiylekha-lifeney-nadiyv-'asher-ra'v-'eyneykha

KJV: 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.

AKJV: For better it is that it be said to you, Come up here; than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen.

ASV: For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither,

YLT: For better that he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,' Than that he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:8

Hebrew

אַל־תֵּצֵא לָרִב מַהֵר פֶּן מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה בְּאַחֲרִיתָהּ בְּהַכְלִים אֹתְךָ רֵעֶֽךָ׃

'al-tetze'-lariv-maher-fen-mah-ta'asheh-ve'achariytah-vehakheliym-'otekha-re'ekha

KJV: 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.

AKJV: Go not forth hastily to strive, lest you know not what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbor has put you to shame.

ASV: Go not forth hastily to strive,

YLT: Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

Exposition: Proverbs 25:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:9

Hebrew

רִֽיבְךָ רִיב אֶת־רֵעֶךָ וְסוֹד אַחֵר אַל־תְּגָֽל׃

riyvekha-riyv-'et-re'ekha-vesvod-'acher-'al-tegal

KJV: Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

AKJV: Debate your cause with your neighbor himself; and discover not a secret to another:

ASV: Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself,

YLT: Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,

Exposition: Proverbs 25:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:10

Hebrew

פֶּֽן־יְחַסֶּדְךָ שֹׁמֵעַ וְדִבָּתְךָ לֹא תָשֽׁוּב׃

fen-yechasedekha-shome'a-vedivatekha-lo'-tashvv

KJV: Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

AKJV: Lest he that hears it put you to shame, and your infamy turn not away.

ASV: Lest he that heareth it revile thee,

YLT: Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:11

Hebrew

תַּפּוּחֵי זָהָב בְּמַשְׂכִּיּוֹת כָּסֶף דָּבָר דָּבֻר עַל־אָפְנָֽיו׃

tafvchey-zahav-vemashekhiyvot-khasef-davar-davur-'al-'afenayv

KJV: A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

AKJV: A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

ASV: A word fitly spoken

YLT: Apples of gold in imagery of silver, Is the word spoken at its fit times.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:12

Hebrew

נֶזֶם זָהָב וַחֲלִי־כָתֶם מוֹכִיחַ חָכָם עַל־אֹזֶן שֹׁמָֽעַת׃

nezem-zahav-vachaliy-khatem-mvokhiycha-chakham-'al-'ozen-shoma'at

KJV: As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

AKJV: As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover on an obedient ear.

ASV: Asan ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,

YLT: A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, Is the wise reprover to an attentive ear.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:13

Hebrew

כְּצִנַּת־שֶׁלֶג ׀ בְּיוֹם קָצִיר צִיר נֶאֱמָן לְשֹׁלְחָיו וְנֶפֶשׁ אֲדֹנָיו יָשִֽׁיב׃

khetzinat-sheleg- -veyvom-qatziyr-tziyr-ne'eman-lesholechayv-venefesh-'adonayv-yashiyv

KJV: As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

AKJV: As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refreshes the soul of his masters.

ASV: As the cold of snow in the time of harvest,

YLT: As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, So is a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:14

Hebrew

נְשִׂיאִים וְרוּחַ וְגֶשֶׁם אָיִן אִישׁ מִתְהַלֵּל בְּמַתַּת־שָֽׁקֶר׃

neshiy'iym-vervcha-vegeshem-'ayin-'iysh-mitehalel-vematat-shaqer

KJV: Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

AKJV: Whoever boasts himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

ASV: As clouds and wind without rain,

YLT: Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:15

Hebrew

בְּאֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִם יְפֻתֶּה קָצִין וְלָשׁוֹן רַכָּה תִּשְׁבָּר־גָּֽרֶם׃

ve'orekhe-'afayim-yefuteh-qatziyn-velashvon-rakhah-tishevar-garem

KJV: By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

AKJV: By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.

ASV: By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded,

YLT: By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:16

Hebrew

דְּבַשׁ מָצָאתָ אֱכֹל דַּיֶּךָּ פֶּן־תִּשְׂבָּעֶנּוּ וַהֲקֵֽאתֽוֹ׃

devash-matza'ta-'ekhol-dayekha-fen-tisheva'env-vahaqe'tvo

KJV: Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

AKJV: Have you found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for you, lest you be filled therewith, and vomit it.

ASV: Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee,

YLT: Honey thou hast found--eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated with it, and hast vomited it.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:17

Hebrew

הֹקַר רַגְלְךָ מִבֵּית רֵעֶךָ פֶּן־יִשְׂבָּעֲךָ וּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃

hoqar-ragelekha-miveyt-re'ekha-fen-yisheva'akha-vshene'ekha

KJV: Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

AKJV: Withdraw your foot from your neighbor’s house; lest he be weary of you, and so hate you.

ASV: Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor’s house,

YLT: Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated with thee, and have hated thee.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:18

Hebrew

מֵפִיץ וְחֶרֶב וְחֵץ שָׁנוּן אִישׁ עֹנֶה בְרֵעֵהוּ עֵד שָֽׁקֶר׃

mefiytz-vecherev-vechetz-shanvn-'iysh-'oneh-vere'ehv-'ed-shaqer

KJV: A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

AKJV: A man that bears false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

ASV: A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor

YLT: A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, Is the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:19

Hebrew

שֵׁן רֹעָה וְרֶגֶל מוּעָדֶת מִבְטָח בּוֹגֵד בְּיוֹם צָרֽ͏ָה׃

shen-ro'ah-veregel-mv'adet-mivetach-vvoged-veyvom-tzarah

KJV: Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

AKJV: Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

ASV: Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble

YLT: A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, Is the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:20

Hebrew

מַעֲדֶה בֶּגֶד ׀ בְּיוֹם קָרָה חֹמֶץ עַל־נָתֶר וְשָׁר בַּשִּׁרִים עַל לֶב־רָֽע׃

ma'adeh-veged- -veyvom-qarah-chometz-'al-nater-veshar-vashiriym-'al-lev-ra'

KJV: As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

AKJV: As he that takes away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar on nitre, so is he that singes songs to an heavy heart.

ASV: As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda,

YLT: Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, Is as vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:21

Hebrew

אִם־רָעֵב שֹׂנַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵהוּ לָחֶם וְאִם־צָמֵא הַשְׁקֵהוּ מָֽיִם׃

'im-ra'ev-shona'akha-ha'akhilehv-lachem-ve'im-tzame'-hasheqehv-mayim

KJV: If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

AKJV: If your enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

ASV: If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat;

YLT: If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:22

Hebrew

כִּי גֶֽחָלִים אַתָּה חֹתֶה עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ וֽ͏ַיהוָה יְשַׁלֶּם־לָֽךְ׃

khiy-gechaliym-'atah-choteh-'al-ro'shvo-vayhvah-yeshalem-lakhe

KJV: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

AKJV: For you shall heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD shall reward you.

ASV: For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head,

YLT: For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:23

Hebrew

רוּחַ צָפוֹן תְּחוֹלֵֽל גָּשֶׁם וּפָנִים נִזְעָמִים לְשׁוֹן סָֽתֶר׃

rvcha-tzafvon-techvolel-gashem-vfaniym-nize'amiym-leshvon-sater

KJV: The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

AKJV: The north wind drives away rain: so does an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

ASV: The north wind bringeth forth rain;

YLT: A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue--indignant faces.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:24

Hebrew

טוֹב שֶׁבֶת עַל־פִּנַּת־גָּג מֵאֵשֶׁת מדונים מִדְיָנִים וּבֵית חָֽבֶר׃

tvov-shevet-'al-finat-gag-me'eshet-mdvnym-mideyaniym-vveyt-chaver

KJV: It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

AKJV: It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

ASV: It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,

YLT: Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than with a woman of contentions, and a house of company.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:25

Hebrew

מַיִם קָרִים עַל־נֶפֶשׁ עֲיֵפָה וּשְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה מֵאֶרֶץ מֶרְחָֽק׃

mayim-qariym-'al-nefesh-'ayefah-vshemv'ah-tvovah-me'eretz-merechaq

KJV: As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

AKJV: As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

ASV: Ascold waters to a thirsty soul,

YLT: As cold waters for a weary soul, So is a good report from a far country.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:26

Hebrew

מַעְיָן נִרְפָּשׂ וּמָקוֹר מָשְׁחָת צַדִּיק מָט לִפְנֵֽי־רָשָֽׁע׃

ma'eyan-nirefash-vmaqvor-mashechat-tzadiyq-mat-lifeney-rasha'

KJV: A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

AKJV: A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

ASV: Asa troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring,

YLT: A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, Is the righteous falling before the wicked.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:27

Hebrew

אָכֹל דְּבַשׁ הַרְבּוֹת לֹא־טוֹב וְחֵקֶר כְּבֹדָם כָּבֽוֹד׃

'akhol-devash-harevvot-lo'-tvov-vecheqer-khevodam-khavvod

KJV: It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

AKJV: It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

ASV: It is not good to eat much honey;

YLT: The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour--honour.

Exposition: Proverbs 25:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Proverbs 25:28

Hebrew

עִיר פְּרוּצָה אֵין חוֹמָה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵין מַעְצָר לְרוּחֽוֹ׃

'iyr-fervtzah-'eyn-chvomah-'iysh-'asher-'eyn-ma'etzar-lervchvo

KJV: He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

AKJV: He that has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

ASV: He whose spirit is without restraint

YLT: A city broken down without walls, Is a man without restraint over his spirit!

Exposition: Proverbs 25:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.