Proverbs 25:3
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
American King James Version (AKJV)
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
American Standard Version (ASV)
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out.
Webster's Revision
The heaven for hight, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
World English Bible
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
English Revised Version (ERV)
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Clarke's Proverbs 25:3 Bible Commentary
The heaven for height - The simple meaning of this is, the reasons of state, in reference to many acts of the executive government, can no more be fathomed by the common people, than the height of the heavens and the depth of the earth.
Barnes's Proverbs 25:3 Bible Commentary
The other side of the thought of Proverbs 25:2. What the mind of God is to the searchers after knowledge, that the heart of the true and wise king is to those who try to guess its counsels.
Wesley's Proverbs 25:3 Bible Commentary
25:3 The heart - Though wise kings will search out other men, yet their inward thoughts and purposes are hardly discoverable.