Proverbs 25:3

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Like the heavens for height, like the earth for depth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable.

Cross References

1 Kings 4:29

God gave Solomon very great wisdom, discernment, and breadth of understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore,

Psalm 103:11

For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;

Proverbs 25:2

It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.

Proverbs 25:4

Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel;

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

“Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.”

Romans 8:39

nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 Peter 1:7

so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.