Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.
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ASV
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
KJV
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
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8 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כְּבֹ֣ד | ke.Vod | [is] [the] glory of | H3519 → |
| אֱ֭לֹהִים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| הַסְתֵּ֣ר | has.Ter | to conceal | H5641 → |
| דָּבָ֑ר | da.Var | a matter | H1697 → |
| וּכְבֹ֥ד | u.khe.Vod | and [is the] glory of | H3519 → |
| מְ֝לָכִ֗ים | me.la.Khim | kings | H4428 → |
| חֲקֹ֣ר | cha.Kor | to search out | H2713 → |
| דָּבָֽר׃ | da.Var | a matter | H1697 → |
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