25Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.


In Context

22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.

23 As a north wind brings rain, so a sly tongue brings angry looks.

24 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

25 Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.

26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

27 It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor.

Proverbs 25:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:25[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so [is] good news from a far country.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:25As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good tidings from a far country.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:25As cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:25As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:25As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:25As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:25Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:25As cold waters for a weary soul, So is a good report from a far country.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:25As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.