Proverbs 25:20-28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
20 Singing songs to a troubled heart
is like taking off clothing on a cold day
or like pouring vinegar on soda.[a](A)
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;(B)
22 for you will heap burning coals on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.(C)
23 The north wind produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
24 Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.(D)
25 Good news from a distant land
is like cold water to a parched throat.[b](E)
26 A righteous person who yields to the wicked(F)
is like a muddied spring or a polluted well.(G)
27 It is not good to eat too much honey(H)
or to seek glory after glory.[c](I)
28 A man who does not control his temper(J)
is like a city whose wall is broken down.(K)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:20 Lit natron, or sodium carbonate
- Proverbs 25:25 Or a weary person
- Proverbs 25:27 Lit seek their glory, glory
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