Proverbs 25:3
The heaven for hight, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Webster Bible
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 honor of kings is to search out a matter.
4Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Cross References
1 Kings 4:29And God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
Isaiah 7:11Ask thee a sign from the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the hight above.
Romans 8:39Nor hight, nor depth, nor any other creature, 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 →