Proverbs 25 (NKJV)

¹ These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied: ² But the glory of kings is to search out a matter. ³ So the heart of kings is unsearchable. ⁴ And it will go to the silversmith for jewelry. ⁵ And his throne will be established in righteousness. ⁶ And do not stand in the place of the great; ⁷ Whom your eyes have seen. ⁸ When your neighbor has put you to shame? ⁹ And do not disclose the secret to another; ¹⁰ And your reputation be ruined. ¹¹ In settings of silver. ¹² Is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear. ¹³ For he refreshes the soul of his masters. ¹⁴ Is like clouds and wind without rain. ¹⁵ And a gentle tongue breaks a bone. ¹⁶ Lest you be filled with it and vomit. ¹⁷ Lest he become weary of you and hate you. ¹⁸ Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow. ¹⁹ Is like a bad tooth and a foot out of joint. ²⁰ Is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. ²¹ And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; ²² And the Lord will reward you. ²³ And a backbiting tongue an angry countenance. ²⁴ Than in a house shared with a contentious woman. ²⁵ So is good news from a far country. ²⁶ Is like a murky spring and a polluted well. ²⁷ So to seek one’s own glory is not glory. ²⁸ Is like a city broken down, without walls.