20As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.


In Context

17 Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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

20 As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

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

22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

Proverbs 25:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:20[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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:20Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:20And 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:20As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:20As he that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a sad heart.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:20As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre; so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:20As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:20Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, Is as vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:20As he that takes away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar on nitre, so is he that singes songs to an heavy heart.