It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
Proverbs 25:2 · WEBKJVRead the whole chapter →
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The same threadDeuteronomy 29:29
Moses draws the same boundary between what God keeps secret and what He reveals for us to live by.
“The secret things belong to Yahweh our God; but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.”
The same threadMatthew 13:11
Jesus applies the principle to His own teaching: the mysteries of the Kingdom are given to some and not to others.
“He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.”
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The same thread (this verse)Deuteronomy 29:29
The hidden things are God's glory and the searching is ours, so concealment is an invitation rather than a refusal.
“The secret things belong to Yahweh our God; but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.”
The same thread (this verse)Proverbs 2:4-5
Wisdom is treated as hidden treasure, which is why God conceals it: what is dug for is valued.
“If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures: then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.”