Proverbs 25:2

“[It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing, etc.] Secret things belong unto him, and they are kept so by him: many things which he does reveal, yet the “modus” or manner of them remains hidden; as what relates to his own being, and manner of subsisting; the trinity of Persons in the Godhead; the filiation or the Son, and the procession of the Spirit; the incarnation of Christ, and the like: the predestination of men to life and death, though that there is such a thing is certain, yet who they are is not known; the purposes and decrees of God, all that he determines to do, or shall be done, are known unto him from eternity; but then the times and seasons in which they will be accomplished…”

“God's unsearchableness impresses us with awe (compare Isa 45:15; Rom 11:33). But kings, being finite, should confer with wise counsellors;”

“The earthly monarch might be, in some respects, the type of the heavenly, but here there is a marked contrast. The king presses further and further into all knowledge; God surrounds Himself as in “thick darkness,” and there are secrets unrevealed even after the fullest revelation. return to 'Top of Page'”

“The glory - It is agreeable to the nature of God; it is a testimony of his infinite wisdom, and of his absolute power and sovereignty. To conceal - To keep his counsels, and the reasons of his actions in his own breast. Search out - To communicate their counsels to others, that so they may search and find out the right way. Proverbs 25:3”

“25:2-3 This warning reminds young men entering royal service that some things cannot be understood, including the king’s sometimes mysterious reasoning (e.g., 2 Sam 11:14-25; 24:3).”

“the glory: Deu 29:29; Job 11:7, Job 11:8, 38:4-41, 39:1-30, Job 40:2, Job 42:3; Rom 11:33, Rom 11:34 the honour: 1Kings 3:9-28, Kg1 4:29-34; Ezr 4:15, Ezr 4:19, Ezr 5:17, Ezr 6:1; Job 29:16 Proverbs 25:3”

“It is characteristic of the purpose of the book that it begins with proverbs of the king: It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; And the glory of the king to search out a matter. That which is the glory of God and the glory of the king in itself, and that by which they acquire glory, stand here contrasted. The glory of God consists in this, to conceal a matter, i.e., to place before men mystery upon mystery, in which they become conscious of the limitation and insufficiency of their knowledge, so that they are constrained to acknowledge, Deu 29:28, that "secret things belong unto the Lord our God." There are many things that are hidden and are known only to God, and we must be contented…”