Proverbs 25

This section contains proverbs collected by the men of Hezekiah, King of Judah. It offers instruction on royal protocol and wisdom. It teaches that the glory of God is to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter. Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king. If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. A man without self-control is like a city whose walls are broken down.