Proverbs 25:17-27

17 Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor's house, Or he will become weary of you and hate you.

18 Like a club and a ¹sword and a sharp ²arrow Is a man who bears ³false witness against his neighbor.

19 Like a bad tooth and an unsteady foot Is confidence in a ⁴faithless man in time of trouble.

20 Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, Is he who sings songs to a troubled heart.

21 ⁵If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

22 For you will heap burning coals on his head, And ⁶the LORD will reward you.

23 The north wind brings forth rain, And a ⁷backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.

24 It is ⁸better to live in a corner of the roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

25 Like cold water to a weary soul, So is ⁹good news from a distant land.

26 Like a ¹⁰trampled spring and a polluted well Is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

27 It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glory to ¹¹search out one's own glory.

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