Proverbs 25:2
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.
Other Translations of Proverbs 25:2
King James Version
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
English Standard Version
2 It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.
The Message
2 God delights in concealing things; scientists delight in discovering things.
New King James Version
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
New Living Translation
2 It is God's privilege to conceal things and the king's privilege to discover them.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 25:2
Commentary on Proverbs 25:1-3
(Read Proverbs 25:1-3)
God needs not search into any thing; nothing can be hid from him. But it is the honour of rulers to search out matters, to bring to light hidden works of darkness.