Proverbs 25:3
Heaven is high, and earth is deep, and a king's heart is unsearchable.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
In Context
2The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honours business.
4Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be made entirely pure.
Cross References
Isaiah 7:11Ask for thyself a sign of the Lord thy God, in the depth or in the height.
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 →