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


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;

5 remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness.

Proverbs 25:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:3The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings [is] unsearchable.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:3The heaven above, and the earth beneath, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:3As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:3The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:3The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:3The heaven for hight, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:3As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:3The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings — are unsearchable.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:3The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.