Welcome to the Daily Audio Proverb.

I'm Brian Harden from Daily AudioBival.com, and it's my pleasure and a joy to be here with you for the next five minutes as we spend these moments in the ultimate Book of Wisdom, the Book of Proverbs.

Today is the 25th, and we'll read Chapter 25 from the Book of Proverbs. Today is the 25th, and we'll read

Chapter 25 from the Book of Proverbs,

from the English Standard Version.

These also are Proverbs of Solomon,

which the men of Hezekiah, King of Judah, copied.

It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.

As the heavens for height and the earth for depth,

so the heart of kings is unsearchable.

Take away the draws from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel.

Take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence, or stand in the place of the great,

for it is better to be told, come up here, than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.

What your eyes have seen, do not hastily bring to court, for what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do not reveal another's secret, lest he who

hears you bring shame upon you, and your ill repute have no end.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.

Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.

Like the cold of snow and the time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him.

He refreshes the soul of his masters.

Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.

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