 | George Holden - 1819 - 538 pages
...XXV. 1 THESE also are the Proverbs of Solomon, Which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah collected. 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing ; But the honour of kings is to search out a matter. 3 The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the... | |
 | Thomas Williams (Calvinist preacher) - 1825 - 1068 pages
...celebrated Hebnenn of 11. i- loth century) ha> cited a curious tradition from Proverbs collected by] 2 n, is described '•d«tllin» in the thick darkne honour of kings is to search out a matter. 3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the... | |
 | 1828 - 1042 pages
...CHAP. XXV. THESE are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. 2 n the cockatrice's den. 9 They shall not hurt nor d honour of kings is to search out a matter. 3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the... | |
 | Reginald Rabett - 1835 - 408 pages
...them. Nevertheless, the Word of God is true, and changeth not, and the wisdom of Solomon testifieth, that, ' " It is the Glory of God to conceal a thing ; but the honour of Kings is to search out a Matter." Now the secret of the 2 Number " 666 " is " a Matter" not... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1837 - 600 pages
...house ; whereof let all the materials be first provided abroad, ere thou begin with the fabric. XXV. 2. It is the glory of God to conceal a thing : but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. It is the great glory of God's infinite wisdom, that he... | |
 | Proteus (pseud.) - 1839 - 136 pages
...II. ' Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous tilings out of thy law.' — Psalm cxix. • It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.' — Prov. xxv. 2. HAVING thus completed the exposition... | |
 | 1839 - 312 pages
...nnto the Father of all my mercies, it always ends well, for our God can turn a curse into a blessing. "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the honour of kings to search out a matter." We have passed through a deal of slrangfe things since we... | |
 | 1839 - 1060 pages
...thereof. THESE are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. 2 honour of kings is to search out a matter. 3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the... | |
 | Jean Calvin - 1841 - 682 pages
...sufficient to divert our attention from the oracles of God. It is a celebrated observation of Solomon, that " it is the glory of God to conceal a thing." (»') But, as both piety and common sense suggest that this is not to be understood generally of every thing,... | |
 | Charles Girdlestone - 1842 - 696 pages
...copied 1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing : but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. 3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the... | |
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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing : but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. 
