💡WEB · Proverbs 25:20
What does Proverbs 25:20 mean?
"As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart."
— Proverbs 25:20 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, lest he be weary of you, and hate you.
A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a bad tooth, or a lame foot.
As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink:
for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and Yahweh will reward you.
The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
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