2It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.


In Context

1 These are more proverbs of Solomon, copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:

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

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

4 Remove the dross from the silver, and out comes material for the silversmith;

Proverbs 25:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:2[It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings [is] to search out a matter.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:2It is the glory of God to conceal the word, and the glory of kings to search out the speech.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; but the glory of kings is to search out a thing.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:2The honour of God is to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.