Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.
Proverbs 25:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Singing songs to a troubled heart is like taking off clothing on a cold day or like pouring vinegar on soda. , Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who sings songs to a heavy heart is like him who lays off a garment in cold weather and like vinegar upon soda. [Dan. 6:18; Rom. 12:15.] American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Singing a song to a troubled heart is like taking off a garment on a cold day or putting vinegar on a wound. Catholic Public Domain Version and like one who loosens his garment in cold weather. Whoever sings verses to a wicked heart is like vinegar on baking soda. Just like a moth to a garment, and a worm to wood, so too does the sadness of a man do harm to the heart. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And one that looseth his garment in cold weather. As vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a very evil heart. As a moth doth by a garment, and a worm by the wood: so the sadness of a man consumeth the heart. |
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.
Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult time is like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance;
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your house, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to ignore your own flesh and blood? ,
Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No diversions were brought to him, and he could not sleep.
The prayer of faith will save the ill person, and the Lord will raise him up; if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.