Proverbs 25:20

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.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

19To trust to an unfaithful man in the time of trouble, is like a rotten tooth, and weary foot,

21If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him water to drink:

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Cross References

Job 24:7They send men away naked, taking away their clothes who have no covering in the cold:

Proverbs 10:26As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that sent him.

Isaiah 58:7Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh.

Romans 12:15Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.

James 5:15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick man: and the Lord shall raise him up: and if he be in sins, they shall be forgiven him.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:20

19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. 1. The confidence of an unfaithful man (so some read it) will be like a broken tooth; his policy, his power, his interest, all that which he trusted in to support him in his wickedness, will fail him in time of trouble, Ps. lii. 7 . 2. Confidence in an unfaithful man (so we read it), in a man whom we thought trusty and therefore depended on, but who proves otherwise; it proves not only unserviceable, but painful… Read the whole commentary →

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