God gave Solomon very great wisdom, discernment, and breadth of understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore,
Proverbs 25:3 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Like the heavens for height, like the earth for depth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings is unsearchable. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, so the hearts and minds of kings are unsearchable. American Standard Version (1901) As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable. Common English Bible Like the high heavens and the depths of the earth, so the mind of a king is unsearchable. Catholic Public Domain Version Heaven above, and earth below, and the heart of kings are each unsearchable. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The heaven above, and the earth beneath, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. |
God gave Solomon very great wisdom, discernment, and breadth of understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore,
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.
Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel;
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
“Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.”
nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.