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Proverbs 25:22-28
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Proverbs 25:22-28
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for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and Jehovah shall reward thee.
23
The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.
25
[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26
A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous [man] that giveth way before the wicked.
27
It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is [itself] a weight.
28
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is [as] a city broken down, without walls.
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[a].
Or 'So doth a backbiting (lit. 'secret') tongue, an angry countenance.'
[b].
Lit. 'tottereth.'
[c].
Or 'is glory,' the word having both meanings. Or 'so [for men] to seek their own glory is [not] glory.'
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