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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 25) Proverbs 25:20 KJV
"As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart."
Proverbs Chapter 25, Verse 20
Proverbs 25:20 in Context (Verses 17–23 KJV)
17
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.**
18
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20
As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
21
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
23
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.*