Proverbs 25:20-28

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 ¹If 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 ²the LORD will reward you.

23 The north wind brings forth rain, And a ³backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.

24 It is ⁴better 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 ⁵good news from a distant land.

26 Like a ⁶trampled 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 ⁷search out one's own glory.

28 Like a ⁸city that is broken into and without walls Is a man ⁹who has no control over his spirit.

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