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Proverbs 25:20-28
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Proverbs 25:20-28
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20
Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.
21
If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:
22
For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.
23
As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.
24
It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
25
As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.
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Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.
27
It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
28
He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.
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