Proverbs 25:20-28

20 Whoever ¹sings songs to a heavy heart is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, and like vinegar on soda.

21 ²If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

22 for you will heap ³burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

23 The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

24 ⁴It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

25 Like cold water to ⁵a thirsty soul, so is ⁶good news from a far country.

26 Like ⁷a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

27 It is ⁸not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to ⁹seek one's own glory.^[a]

28 A man ¹⁰without self-control is like ¹¹a city broken into and left without walls.