Proverbs 25:20

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

He who sings songs to a heavy heart is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, and like vinegar on a wound.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:26

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

Proverbs 25:19

Trust in a faithless man in time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.

Proverbs 25:21

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

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 share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?

Daniel 6:18

Then the king went to his palace, and spent the night fasting; no diversions were brought to him, and sleep fled from him.

Romans 12:15

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

James 5:15

and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.