Proverbs 25:3

Bible in Basic English 1965

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

Cross References

1 Kings 4:29

And God gave Solomon a great store of wisdom and good sense, and a mind of wide range, as wide as the sand by the seaside.

Psalm 103:11

For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.

Proverbs 25:2

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

Proverbs 25:4

Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.

Isaiah 55:9

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Isaiah 7:11

Make a request to the Lord your God for a sign, a sign in the deep places of the underworld, or in the high heavens.

Romans 8:39

Or things on high, or things under the earth, or anything which is made, will be able to come between us and the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 Peter 1:7

So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire, may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ: