Proverbs 25:2
The honour of God [is] to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
In Context
1Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: —
3The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings — [are] unsearchable.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:29'The things hidden [are] to Jehovah our God, and the things revealed [are] to us and to our sons — to the age, to do all the words of this law.
2 Samuel 14:19And the king saith, 'Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this?' And the woman answereth and saith, 'Thy soul liveth, my lord, O king, none [doth turn] to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab he commanded me, and he put in the mouth of thy maid-servant all these words;
1 Kings 3:16then come in do two women, harlots, unto the king, and stand before him,
1 Kings 4:29And God giveth wisdom to Solomon, and understanding, very much, and breadth of heart, as the sand that [is] on the edge of the sea;
Ezra 4:19and by me a decree hath been made, and they sought, and have found that this city from the days of old against kings is lifting up itself, and rebellion and sedition is made in it,
Job 11:7By searching dost thou find out God? Unto perfection find out the Mighty One?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:2
Pleasures and Advantages of Wisdom. 1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. This verse is the title of this latter collection of Solomon's proverbs, for he sought out and set in order many proverbs, that by them he might be still teaching the people knowledge, Eccl. xii. 9 . Observe, 1. The proverbs were Solomon's, who was divinely inspired to deliver, for the use of the church, these wise and weighty sentences; we have had many, but still there are more. Yet… Read the whole commentary →