Proverbs 25:2

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

Surrounding context

25:1 These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied:

25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

25:3 As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

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