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Proverbs 25:2 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 25 · verse 2
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.Proverbs 25:2 · King James Version
Proverbs 25:2 in context
1These are also 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 honour of kings is to search out a matter.
3The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
4Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
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Key words (Strong's)
- concealçâtharto hide , literally or figurativelyH5641 →
- glorykâbôwdproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519 →
- kingsmeleka kingH4428 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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Here is, 1. An instance given of the honour of God: It is his glory to conceal a matter. He needs not search into any thing, for he perfectly knows every thing by a clear and certain view, and nothing can be hidden from him; and yet his own way is in the sea and his path in the great waters.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 2-3