Proverbs 25:2

Bible in Basic English 1965

It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:5

And David said to the young man who gave him the news, Why are you certain that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?

2 Samuel 14:19

And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman in answer said, By the life of your soul, my lord the king, it is not possible for anyone to go to the right hand or to the left from anything said by the king: your servant Joab gave me orders, and put all these words in my mouth:

Ezra 4:15

So that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers: and you will see in the book of the records that this town has been uncontrolled, and a cause of trouble to kings and countries, and that there were outbursts against authority there in the past: for which reason the town was made waste.

Ezra 4:19

And I gave orders for a search to be made, and it is certain that in the past this town has made trouble for kings, and that outbursts against authority have taken place there.

Ezra 5:17

So now, if it seems good to the king, let search be made in the king's store-house at Babylon, to see if it is true that an order was given by Cyrus the king for the building of this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us word of his pleasure in connection with this business.

Ezra 6:1

Then Darius the king gave an order and a search was made in the house of the records, where the things of value were stored up in Babylon.

Job 29:16

I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me.

Job 38:4

Where were you when I put the earth on its base? Say, if you have knowledge.

Job 40:2

Will he who is protesting give teaching to the Ruler of all? Let him who has arguments to put forward against God give an answer.

Job 42:3

Who is this who makes dark the purpose of God by words without knowledge? For I have been talking without knowledge about wonders not to be searched out.

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.

Proverbs 25:3

The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

And I gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which are done under heaven: it is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of men to do.

Deuteronomy 29:28

Rooting them out of their land, in the heat of his wrath and passion, and driving them out into another land, as at this day.

Deuteronomy 29:29

The secret things are the Lord our God's: but the things which have been made clear are ours and our children's for ever, so that we may do all the words of this law.