Proverbs 25:20

and leesith his mentil in the dai of coold. Vynegre in a vessel of salt is he, that singith songis to the worste herte. As a mouyte noieth a cloth, and a worm noieth a tree, so the sorewe of a man noieth the herte.

Bible (Wycliffe)

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

19A rotun tooth, and a feynt foot is he, that hopith on an vnfeithful man in the dai of angwisch,

21If thin enemy hungrith, feede thou him; if he thirstith, yyue thou watir to hym to drinke;

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Cross References

Job 24:7Thei leeuen men nakid, and taken awei the clothis, to whiche men is noon hiling in coold;

Proverbs 10:26As vynegre noieth the teeth, and smoke noieth the iyen; so a slow man noieth hem that senten hym in the weie.

Isaiah 58:7Breke thi breed to an hungri man, and brynge in to thin hous nedi men and herborles; whanne thou seest a nakid man, hile thou hym, and dispise not thi fleisch.

Romans 12:15for to ioye with men that ioyen, for to wepe with men that wepen.

James 5:15and the preier of feith schal saue the sijk man, and the Lord schal make hym liyt; and if he be in synnes, thei schulen be foryouun to hym.

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