Proverbs 25:3 (BSB)

As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.

From Proverbs 25. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 25:3

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 25:2-3: Here is, 1. An instance given of the honour of God: It is his glory to conceal a matter. He needs not search into any thing, for he perfectly knows every thing by a clear and certain view, and nothing can be hidden from him; and yet his own way is in the sea and his path in the great waters.
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 25:3: The heaven for height, and the earth for depth,.... These are eminent for what are ascribed to them; nothing is higher than the heavens, nor anything deeper than the earth; the height of the heavens cannot be reached, and the centre of the earth cannot easily be got unto; the heavens above cannot be measured, and the foundation of the earth cannot be searched beneath...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 25:3: Ye wisely keeping state secrets, which to common men are as inaccessible heights and depths.
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 25:3: The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings [is] unsearchable. (e) He shows that it is too hard for man to attain the reason of all the secret doings of the king, even when he is upright and does his duty.