Proverbs 25:20

Proverbs chapter 25 · verse 20 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

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.

King James Version · 1611

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.

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.

v.19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Islikea broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

v.20This passage

v.21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Isaiah 58:7
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.
James 5:15
and the prayer of faith shall save him that is sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.
James 2:15
If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food,
Job 24:7
They lie all night naked without clothing, And have no covering in the cold.
Ecclesiastes 3:4
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;