# Proverbs 25.1 **Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > **1. These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.** > > 2. It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter. 3. As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable. (Proverbs 25:1-3, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > **1. These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.** > > 2. It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter. 3. As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable. (Proverbs 25:1-3, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > **1. These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.** > > 2. It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. 3. The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. is: Heb. there is no searching (Proverbs 25:1-3, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > **1. Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed:** > > 2. The honour of God [is] to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter. 3. The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings, [are] unsearchable. (Proverbs 25:1-3, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Solomon (principal); Agur; Lemuel; wise men - **Audience:** young Israelite men in the wisdom tradition - **Location:** Israel, Solomonic court - **Time period:** principal composition c. 970-930 BC (Solomon); compilation c. 700 BC (Hezekiah) ## Theological reading ## Key words _No Strong's-tagged lexicon matches found in this passage. (Lexicon coverage is curated, ~159 of the most apologetically-loaded Greek/Hebrew terms.)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **People:** - [Solomon](/codex/solomon/)