Proverbs 25:3
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 conceal a thing; but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
4Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner;
Cross References
1 Kings 4:29(5-9) And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
Isaiah 7:11'Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God: ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.'
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 →