Proverbs 25:2

Young's Literal Translation 1862

The honour of God `is' to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:5

And David saith unto the youth who is declaring `it' to him, `How hast thou known that Saul and Jonathan his son `are' dead?'

2 Samuel 14:19

And the king saith, `Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this?' And the woman answereth and saith, `Thy soul liveth, my lord, O king, none `doth turn' to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab he commanded me, and he put in the mouth of thy maid-servant all these words;

Ezra 4:15

so that he doth seek in the book of the records of thy fathers, and thou dost find in the book of the records, and dost know, that this city `is' a rebellious city, and causing loss `to' kings and provinces, and makers of sedition `are' in its midst from the days of old, therefore hath this city been wasted.

Ezra 4:19

and by me a decree hath been made, and they sought, and have found that this city from the days of old against kings is lifting up itself, and rebellion and sedition is made in it,

Ezra 5:17

`And now, if to the king it be good, let search be made in the treasure-house of the king, that `is' there in Babylon, whether it be that of Cyrus the king there was made a decree to build this house of God in Jerusalem, and the will of the king concerning this thing he doth send unto us.'

Ezra 6:1

Then Darius the king made a decree, and they sought in the house of the books of the treasuries placed there in Babylon,

Job 29:16

A father I `am' to the needy, And the cause I have not known I search out.

Job 38:4

Where wast thou when I founded earth? Declare, if thou hast known understanding.

Job 40:2

Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.

Job 42:3

`Who `is' this, hiding counsel without knowledge?' Therefore, I have declared, and understand not, Too wonderful for me, and I know not.

Proverbs 25:27

The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour -- honour.

Proverbs 25:3

The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings -- `are' unsearchable.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

And I have given my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that hath been done under the heavens. It `is' a sad travail God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.

Deuteronomy 29:28

and Jehovah doth pluck them from off their ground in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath, and doth cast them unto another land, as `at' this day.

Deuteronomy 29:29

`The things hidden `are' to Jehovah our God, and the things revealed `are' to us and to our sons -- to the age, to do all the words of this law.