Proverbs 25:3
Just as the height of the heavens or the depth of the earth can't be known, the king's thinking can't be known.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
In Context
4Remove the waste from the silver, and the silversmith has pure silver to work with.
Cross References
1 Kings 4:29God gave to Solomon wisdom, very great discernment, and understanding as extensive as the sand on the seashore.
Isaiah 7:11“Ask the Lord your God for a sign, whether as deep as where people are buried or as high as heaven.”
Romans 8:39neither height nor depth, in fact nothing in all creation can separate us from the love of God 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 →