Proverbs 25:20-28

English Standard Version

²⁰ Whoever ^(A)sings songs to a heavy heart
    is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day,
    and like vinegar on soda.
^21 (B)If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,
    and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
²² for you will heap ^(C)burning coals on his head,
    and the Lord will reward you.
²³ The north wind brings forth rain,
    and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
^24 (D)It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
    than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
²⁵ Like cold water to ^(E)a thirsty soul,
    so is ^(F)good news from a far country.
²⁶ Like ^(G)a muddied spring or a polluted fountain
    is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
²⁷ It is ^(H)not good to eat much honey,
    nor is it glorious to ^(I)seek one's own glory.^[a]
28 A man ^(J)without self-control
    is like ^(K)a city broken into and left without walls.