1THESE ARE ALSO PARABLES of Salomon, which the men of Hezekiah King of Iudah copied out.

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Proverbs 1:1, Proverbs 1:1, 1 Kings 4:32, 1 Kings 4:32, Ecclesiastes 12:9

2The glorie of God is to conceale a thing secret: but the Kings honour is to search out a thing.

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Deuteronomy 29:29, Deuteronomy 29:29, Romans 11:33, Romans 11:34, Romans 11:33

3The heaues in height, and the earth in deepenes, and the Kings heart can no man search out.

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1 Kings 4:29, Psalms 103:11, 1 Kings 4:29, Psalms 103:11, 1 Peter 1:7

4Take the drosse from the siluer, and there shall proceede a vessell for the finer.

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Ezekiel 22:18, Ezekiel 22:18, Isaiah 1:25, Isaiah 1:27, 2 Timothy 2:20

5Take away the wicked from the King, and his throne shall be stablished in righteousnes.

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Proverbs 16:12, Proverbs 20:8, Proverbs 16:12, Proverbs 20:8, Proverbs 20:28

6Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.

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Proverbs 27:2, Proverbs 27:2, Proverbs 16:19, Proverbs 25:27, Proverbs 16:19

7For it is better, that it be saide vnto thee, Come vp hither, then thou to be put lower in the presece of the prince whom thine eyes haue seene.

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Luke 14:7, Luke 14:11, Luke 14:7, Luke 14:11, Luke 18:14

8Goe not foorth hastily to strife, least thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

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Matthew 5:25, Matthew 5:25, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 30:33

9Debate thy matter with thy neighbour, and discouer not the secret to another,

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Proverbs 11:13, Proverbs 11:13, Proverbs 20:19, Matthew 18:5, Matthew 18:17

10Least he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamie doe not cease.

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Psalms 119:39, Psalms 119:39

11A word spoken in his place, is like apples of golde with pictures of siluer.

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Proverbs 15:23, Proverbs 15:23, Isaiah 50:4, Isaiah 50:4, Ecclesiastes 12:10

12He that reprooueth the wise, and the obedient eare, is as a golden earering and an ornament of fine golde.

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Psalms 141:5, Psalms 141:5, Proverbs 15:31, Proverbs 15:32, Proverbs 15:31

13As the colde of the snowe in the time of haruest, so is a faithfull messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soule of his masters.

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Proverbs 13:17, Proverbs 13:17, Proverbs 25:25, Proverbs 25:25, Proverbs 26:6

14A man that boasteth of false liberalitie, is like cloudes and winde without raine.

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Proverbs 20:6, Proverbs 20:6, Luke 14:11, Luke 14:11, 2 Peter 2:15

15A Prince is pacified by staying of anger, and a soft tongue breaketh the bones.

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Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 15:1, Ecclesiastes 10:4, Ecclesiastes 10:4, Proverbs 16:14

16If thou haue found hony, eate that is sufficient for thee, least thou be ouerfull, and vomit it.

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Proverbs 25:27, Proverbs 25:27, Ephesians 5:18, Proverbs 24:13, Proverbs 24:14

17Withdrawe thy foote from thy neighbours house, least he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

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Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Judges 19:18, Judges 19:21, Genesis 19:2

18A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is like an hammer and a sword, and a sharpe arrowe.

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Psalms 57:4, Psalms 57:4, Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 12:18, Jeremiah 9:8

19Confidence in an vnfaythfull man in time of trouble, is like a broken tooth and a sliding foote.

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Ezekiel 29:6, Ezekiel 29:7, Isaiah 36:6, Job 6:14, Job 6:20

20Hee that taketh away the garment in the colde season, is like vineger powred vpon nitre, or like him that singeth songs to an heauy heart.

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Romans 12:15, Romans 12:15, Ecclesiastes 3:4, Ecclesiastes 3:4, Isaiah 58:7

21If hee that hateth thee be hungry, giue him bread to eate, and if he be thirstie, giue him water to drinke.

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Romans 12:20, Romans 12:21, Romans 12:20, Romans 12:21, Matthew 5:44

22For thou shalt lay coles vpon his head, and the Lord shall recompense thee.

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2 Samuel 16:12, 2 Samuel 16:12, Matthew 10:13, Matthew 10:13, 1 Corinthians 15:18

23As the Northwinde driueth away the raine, so doeth an angry countenance the slandering tongue.

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2 Corinthians 12:20, Job 37:22, Romans 1:30, Proverbs 26:20, Psalms 15:3

24It is better to dwell in a corner of the house top, then with a contentious woman in a wide house.

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Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 21:19, Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 21:19, Proverbs 27:15

25As are the colde waters to a weary soule, so is good newes from a farre countery.

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Proverbs 15:30, Proverbs 15:30, Romans 10:15, Romans 10:15, Psalms 63:1

26A righteous man falling downe before the wicked, is like a troubled well, and a corrupt spring.

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Ezekiel 34:18, Ezekiel 34:19, Ezekiel 34:18, Ezekiel 34:19, 1 Samuel 22:14

27It is not good to eate much hony: so to search their owne glory is not glory.

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John 5:44, Proverbs 27:2, John 5:44, Proverbs 27:2, Philippians 2:3

28A man that refraineth not his appetite, is like a citie which is broken downe and without walles.

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Proverbs 16:32, Proverbs 16:32, Proverbs 22:24, Proverbs 22:24, Nehemiah 1:3