Proverbs 25:20

A Conservative Version

As he who takes off a garment in cold weather, [and] vinegar upon soda, so [is] he who sings songs to a heavy heart.

Cross References

Romans 12:15

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep,

Ecclesiastes 3:4

a time to weep, and a time to laugh, a time to mourn, and a time to dance,

Isaiah 58:7

Is it not to deal thy bread to a hungry man, and that thou bring the poor who are cast out to thy house, when thou see a naked man, that thou cover him, and that thou not hide thyself from thine own flesh?

James 5:15

And the prayer of faith will rescue him who is depressed, and the Lord will rouse him. And if he should be a man who has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.

Daniel 6:18

Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting, nor were instruments of music brought before him. And his sleep fled from him.

Proverbs 10:26

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

Proverbs 25:19

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

Proverbs 25:21

If thine enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.