Proverbs 25:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.”

Proverbs 25:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 25:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 25:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.”

Proverbs 25:2 — World English Bible

Proverbs 25:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.”

Proverbs 25:2 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 25:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The honour of God <FI>is<Fi> to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.”

Proverbs 25:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 25:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; but the glory of kings is to search out a thing.”

Proverbs 25:2 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 25:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The glorie of God is to conceale a thing secret: but the Kings honour is to search out a thing.”

Proverbs 25:2 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 25:2 in Context — Proverbs 25

1 Voici encore des Proverbes de Salomon, recueillis par les gens d’Ézéchias, roi de Juda.

2 La gloire de Dieu, c’est de cacher les choses; La gloire des rois, c’est de sonder les choses.

3 Les cieux dans leur hauteur, la terre dans sa profondeur, Et le cœur des rois, sont impénétrables.

4 Ote de l’argent les scories, Et il en sortira un vase pour le fondeur.

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What Does Proverbs 25:2 Mean?

Proverbs 25:2 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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