Proverbs 25:3
Heaven above, and earth below, and the heart of kings are each unsearchable.
Catholic Public Domain Version
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 to the glory of God to conceal a word, and it is to the glory of kings to investigate speech.
4Take away the tarnish from silver, and a most pure vessel will go forth.
Cross References
1 Kings 4:29And God gave wisdom to Solomon, and an exceedingly great prudence, and a spacious heart, like the sand which is on the shore of the sea.
Isaiah 7:11Ask for a sign for yourself from the Lord your God, from the depths below, even to the heights above.
Romans 8:39nor the heights, nor the depths, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from 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 →