King James Version
Proverbs 25:1 in the King James Version says “These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.”
Proverbs 25:1 · KJV
These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. is: Heb. there is no searching
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properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
“These are also proverbs”
H4912properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“copied out”
H6275to remove (intransitive or transitive) figuratively, to grow old; specifically, to transcribe
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“of Hezekiah”
H2396chizkijah, a king of judah, also the name of two other israelites
“of Judah”
H3063jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
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