Proverbs 25:22-28

22 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.

Footnotes

• [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.'