Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIt is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out. Young's Literal Translation The honour of God [is] to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter. King James Bible [It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings [is] to search out a matter. Hebrew It is the gloryכְּבֹ֣ד (kə·ḇōḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness of God אֱ֭לֹהִים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative to conceal הַסְתֵּ֣ר (has·têr) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5641: To hide, conceal a matter דָּבָ֑ר (dā·ḇār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause and the glory וּכְבֹ֥ד (ū·ḵə·ḇōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness of kings מְ֝לָכִ֗ים (mə·lā·ḵîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4428: A king to search it out. חֲקֹ֣ר (ḥă·qōr) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 2713: To penetrate, to examine intimately |