Proverbs 25:25
As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.
Brenton Septuagint
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 on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.
Cross References
Genesis 21:16And she departed and sat down opposite him at a distance, as it were a bow-shot, for she said, Surely I cannot see the death of my child: and she sat opposite him, and the child cried aloud and wept.
Exodus 17:2And the people reviled Moses, saying, Give us water, that we may drink; and Moses said to them, Why do ye revile me, and why tempt ye the Lord?
Joshua 22:33And it pleased the children of Israel; and they spoke to the children of Israel, and blessed the God of the children of Israel, and told them to go up no more to war against + 22:33 Gr. them.the others to destroy the land of the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse: so they dwelt upon it.
2 Samuel 23:15And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink out of the well that is in Bethleem by the gate? now the band of the Philistines was then in Bethleem.
Psalms 63:1For the end, a Psalm of David.
Isaiah 52:7as + 52:7 Rom. 10. 15. Another reading is 'How beautiful are the feet,' etc. Lit. Why have the feet been made beautiful? See also Joel 2. 2., 'the morning [spread] upon the mountains.'a season of beauty upon the mountains, as the feet of one preaching glad tidings of peace, as one preaching good news: for I will publish thy salvation, saying, O Sion, thy God shall reign.
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 →