Proverbs

¹THESE ARE also the proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied: [I Kings 4:32.] ²It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a thing. [Deut. 29:29; Rom. 11:33.] ³As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, so the hearts and minds of kings are unsearchable. ⁴Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth [the material for] a vessel for the silversmith [to work up]. [II Tim. 2:21.] ⁵Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation). ⁶Be not forward (self-assertive and boastfully ambitious) in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men;