Proverbs 25:25
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
In Context
24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Cross References
Genesis 21:16And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not look upon the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.
Exodus 17:2Wherefore the people strove with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why strive ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt Jehovah?
Joshua 22:33And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and spake no more of going up against them to war, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and the children of Gad dwelt.
2 Samuel 23:15And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!
Psalms 63:1O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.
Isaiah 52:7How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:25
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house. This is the same with what he had said, ch. xxi. 9 . Observe, 1. How those are to be pitied that are unequally yoked, especially with such as are brawling and contentious, whether husband or wife; for it is equally true of both. It is better to be alone than to be joined to one who, instead of being a meet-help, is a great hindrance to the comfort of life. 2. How those may sometimes be envied that live in… Read the whole commentary →