Proverbs 25:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 25:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 25:2 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 25:2 — KJV
“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.”
— Proverbs 25:2 (KJV)
Proverbs 25:2 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 25:2
“And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:2: glory, god, thing
“And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require: at all...: Heb. the thing of a day in his day”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:2: god, thing, matter
“And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king. affairs: Heb. thing”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:2: god, thing, matter
“Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:2: god, search, matter
“For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:2: glory, god, thing
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