Proverbs 25:3
The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
In Context
2It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out.
4Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.
Cross References
1 Kings 4:29And God gave Solomon a great store of wisdom and good sense, and a mind of wide range, as wide as the sand by the seaside.
Isaiah 7:11Make a request to the Lord your God for a sign, a sign in the deep places of the underworld, or in the high heavens.
Romans 8:39Or things on high, or things under the earth, or anything which is made, will be able to come between us and the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:3-4
Prudential Maxims. 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. 3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. 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. There is an… Read the whole commentary →