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Proverbs 25:20

GriefComfortWords and speechFellowship and the church

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.

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.

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BSB
Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
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.
WEB
As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
ASV
[As] one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
DARBY
[As] he that taketh off a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a sad heart.
BLB
One taking away a garment in a day of cold, [or] vinegar on soda, [is] one singing with songs to a heart of misery.
ÅB
Lik den som legger av sine klær på en vinterdag, lik eddik på pottaske er den som synger viser for et sorgfullt hjerte.
OTB
Som en som tar bort et plagg på en kald dag, eller eddik på soda, er den som synger sanger for et tungt hjerte.
B1930
Lik den som legger av sine klær på en vinterdag, lik eddik på pottaske er den som synger viser for et sorgfullt hjerte.

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