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Proverbs 25:18-28
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 25:18-28
New American Standard Bible
18 Like a club, a (A)sword, and a sharp (B)arrow
Is a person who gives (C)false testimony against his neighbor.
19 Like a bad tooth and [a]an unsteady foot
Is confidence in a (D)treacherous person in time of trouble.
20 Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on [b]soda,
Is one who sings songs to [c]a troubled heart.
21 (E)If [d]your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 For you will [e]heap burning coals on his head,
And (F)the Lord will reward you.
23 The north wind brings rain,
And a [f](G)gossiping tongue brings an angry face.
24 It is (H)better to live on a corner of the roof,
Than [g]in a house shared with a contentious woman.
25 Like cold water to a weary soul,
So is (I)good news from a distant land.
26 Like a (J)trampled spring and a [h]polluted well,
So is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey,
Nor is it glory to (K)search out [i]one’s own glory.
28 Like a (L)city that is broken into and without walls
So is a person (M)who has no self-control over his spirit.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:19 Lit a slipping foot
- Proverbs 25:20 I.e., natron
- Proverbs 25:20 Lit an evil
- Proverbs 25:21 Lit one who hates you
- Proverbs 25:22 Lit snatch up
- Proverbs 25:23 Lit tongue of secrecy
- Proverbs 25:24 Lit with a woman of contentions and a house of association
- Proverbs 25:26 Lit ruined
- Proverbs 25:27 Lit their
Proverbs 25:18-28
New International Version
Proverbs 25:18-28
New International Version
18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.(A)
19 Like a broken tooth or a lame foot
is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.
20 Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day,
or like vinegar poured on a wound,
is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals(B) on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.(C)
23 Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain
is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.
24 Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(D)
25 Like cold water to a weary soul
is good news from a distant land.(E)
26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well
are the righteous who give way to the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat too much honey,(F)
nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.(G)
28 Like a city whose walls are broken through
is a person who lacks self-control.
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