Proverbs 25:3

New International Reader's Version

The heavens are high and the earth is deep. In the same way, the minds of kings are impossible to figure out.

Cross References

1 Kings 4:29

God made Solomon very wise. His understanding couldn’t even be measured. It was like the sand on the seashore. People can’t measure that either.

Psalm 103:11

He loves those who have respect for him. His love is as high as the heavens are above the earth.

Proverbs 25:2

When God hides a matter, he gets glory. When kings figure out a matter, they get glory.

Proverbs 25:4

Remove the scum from the silver. Then the master worker can make something out of it.

Isaiah 55:9

“The heavens are higher than the earth. And my ways are higher than your ways. My thoughts are higher than your thoughts.

Isaiah 7:11

“I am the Lord your God. Ask me to give you a sign. It can be anything in the deepest grave or in the highest heaven.”

Romans 8:39

Not even the highest places or the lowest, or anything else in all creation can separate us. Nothing at all can ever separate us from God’s love. That’s because of what Christ Jesus our Lord has done.

1 Peter 1:7

Your troubles have come in order to prove that your faith is real. Your faith is worth more than gold. That’s because gold can pass away even when fire has made it pure. Your faith is meant to bring praise, honor and glory to God. This will happen when Jesus Christ returns.