Proverbs 25:2

New International Version

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:5

Then David said to the young man who brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”

2 Samuel 14:19

The king asked, “Isn’t the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything my lord the king says. Yes, it was your servant Joab who instructed me to do this and who put all these words into the mouth of your servant.

Ezra 4:15

so that a search may be made in the archives of your predecessors. In these records you will find that this city is a rebellious city, troublesome to kings and provinces, a place with a long history of sedition. That is why this city was destroyed.

Ezra 4:19

I issued an order and a search was made, and it was found that this city has a long history of revolt against kings and has been a place of rebellion and sedition.

Ezra 5:17

Now if it pleases the king, let a search be made in the royal archives of Babylon to see if King Cyrus did in fact issue a decree to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.

Ezra 6:1

King Darius then issued an order, and they searched in the archives stored in the treasury at Babylon.

Job 29:16

I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger.

Job 38:4

“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand.

Job 40:2

“Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!”

Job 42:3

You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.

Proverbs 25:3

As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind!

Deuteronomy 29:28

In furious anger and in great wrath the Lord uprooted them from their land and thrust them into another land, as it is now.”

Deuteronomy 29:29

The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.