Matthew Henry · Verses 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.
Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
BSB
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.
KJV
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
ASV
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
BBE
It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out.
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