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Proverbs 25:13
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 25:13
Revised Standard Version
13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
is a faithful messenger to those who send him,
he refreshes the spirit of his masters.
Proverbs 25:16
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 25:16
Revised Standard Version
16 If you have found honey, eat only enough for you,
lest you be sated with it and vomit it.
Proverbs 25:19-20
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 25:19-20
Revised Standard Version
19 Trust in a faithless man in time of trouble
is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.
20 He who sings songs to a heavy heart
is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day,
and like vinegar on a wound.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:20 Gk: Heb lye
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
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