Proverbs 25:20

New Century Version

Singing songs to someone who is sad is like taking away his coat on a cold day or pouring vinegar on soda.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:26

A lazy person affects the one he works for like vinegar on the teeth or smoke in the eyes.

Proverbs 25:19

Trusting unfaithful people when you are in trouble is like eating with a broken tooth or walking with a crippled foot.

Proverbs 25:21

If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink.

Ecclesiastes 3:4

There is a time to cry and a time to laugh. There is a time to be sad and a time to dance.

Isaiah 58:7

Share your food with the hungry and bring poor, homeless people into your own homes. When you see someone who has no clothes, give him yours, and don’t refuse to help your own relatives.

Daniel 6:18

Then King Darius went back to his palace. He did not eat that night, he did not have any entertainment brought to him, and he could not sleep.

Romans 12:15

Be happy with those who are happy, and be sad with those who are sad.

James 5:15

And the prayer that is said with faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will heal that person. And if the person has sinned, the sins will be forgiven.