Proverbs 25:2
The honour of God is to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- חָקַרchâqarproperly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately
- סָתַרçâtharto hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
- כָּבוֹדkâbôwdproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- דָּבָרdâbâra word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- מֶלֶךְmeleka king
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Deu 29:29, Rom 11:33–34, Job 11:7–8, Job 38:4–39:30, Job 42:3, 1Ki 4:29–34, Job 29:16, 1Ki 3:9–28