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Proverbs 25:2

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2It is the glory of God to nconceal things,

but the glory of kings is to osearch things out.

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Cross references

  1. n[Deut. 29:29; Rom. 11:33]
  2. oJob 29:16

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter;

to search out a matter is the glory of kings.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter

and the glory of kings to investigate a matter.

NLTNew Living Translation

It is God’s privilege to conceal things

and the king’s privilege to discover them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The glory of God conceals things,

but the glory of kings searches out things.

KJV 1900King James Version

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing:

But the honour of kings is to search out a matter.