Proverbs 25:2

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

The glory of God is to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:29

The secret things belong to Jehovah our God; and the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may do all the words of this Law.

Job 42:3

Who is this hiding counsel without knowledge? Therefore I declared, but did not understand things too wonderful for me; yea, I did not know.

Job 38:4

Where were you when I founded the earth? Declare if you know understanding.

Job 29:16

I was father to the poor one, and the cause which I did not know, I searched out.

Ezra 4:15

so that he may search in the book of the records of your fathers, and you shall discover in the book of the records and shall know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and to provinces; and insurrection was stirred up in it in the past; for which reason this city was destroyed.

Ezra 4:19

And I gave a decree, and search has been made, and it is found that this city has lifted up itself against kings in the past, and rebellion and revolt have been made in it.

Job 40:2

Shall a reprover contend with the Almighty? He who reproves God, let him answer it.

Ezra 5:17

Now, therefore, if it is good to the king, let there be a search made in the king’s treasure house which is there at Babylon, whether if was given from there a decree from Cyrus the king to build this house of God which is at Jerusalem. And let the will of the king concerning this be sent to us.

Ezra 6:1

Then Darius the king made a decree, and they searched in the house of the scrolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

Proverbs 25:3

The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, but there is no searching of the heart of kings.

Deuteronomy 29:28

And Jehovah rooted them out of their land in anger and wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.

2 Samuel 1:5

And David said to the youth who was telling him, How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan have died?

2 Samuel 14:19

And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman answered and said, As your soul lives, my lord, O king, none shall turn to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king has spoken. For your servant Joab ordered me, and he put all these words in your servant’s mouth.

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat much honey, and for men to search out their honor is not honor.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

And I gave my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all which is done under the heavens. It is an evil task God has given to the sons of men, to be afflicted by it.