New International Version
Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on a wound, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

New Living Translation
Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heart is like taking someone's coat in cold weather or pouring vinegar in a wound.

English Standard Version
Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, and like vinegar on soda.

Berean Study Bible
Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

New American Standard Bible
Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, Is he who sings songs to a troubled heart.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Singing songs to a troubled heart is like taking off clothing on a cold day or like pouring vinegar on soda.

International Standard Version
Taking your coat off when it's cold or pouring vinegar on soda— that's what singing songs does to a heavy heart.

NET Bible
Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He that takes the cloak from his neighbor in the day of cold as like he that casts dirt upon wealth, and to chastise a grieved heart is like a moth to a garment and like a boring worm to a tree; so grief wounds the heart of a man.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[Like] taking off a coat on a cold day or pouring vinegar on baking soda, so is singing songs to one who has an evil heart.

Jubilee Bible 2000
As he that takes away a garment in cold weather and as vinegar upon soap, so is he that sings songs to a heavy heart.

King James 2000 Bible
As he that takes away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, so is he that sings songs to a heavy heart.

American King James Version
As he that takes away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar on nitre, so is he that singes songs to an heavy heart.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
And 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.

Darby Bible Translation
[As] he that taketh off a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a sad heart.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre; so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.

World English Bible
As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, Is as vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.

Spreuke 25:20 Afrikaans PWL
Soos een wat ’n kledingstuk wegvat by sy naaste in koue weer, soos een wat sand gooi op die snare van ’n musiekinstrument, soos een wat ’n gebroke gees teister, soos ’n vismot op ’n kledingstuk en ’n boorwurm op ’n boom, so is die effek van smart op die verstand, wil en emosie van ’n man.

Fjalët e urta 25:20 Albanian
Kush i këndon këngë një zemre të pikëlluar është si ai që heq rrobat e tij në një ditë të ftohtë dhe si uthulla mbi sodën.

ﺃﻣﺜﺎﻝ 25:20 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
كنزع الثوب في يوم البرد كخل على نطرون من يغني اغاني لقلب كئيب.

D Sprüch 25:20 Bavarian
Wie wenn Össig auf Laugnsalz fallt, klingt ayn Liedl yn n Traurignen. D Schab frisst s Gwand, Würm ayn Holz; Kummer richtt Menschn zgrund.

Притчи 25:20 Bulgarian
Както един, който съблича дрехата [си] в студено време, И както оцет на сода, Така и оня, който пее песни на оскърбено сърце.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
對傷心的人唱歌，就如冷天脫衣服，又如鹼上倒醋。

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
对伤心的人唱歌，就如冷天脱衣服，又如碱上倒醋。

箴 言 25:20 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
對 傷 心 的 人 唱 歌 ， 就 如 冷 天 脫 衣 服 ， 又 如 鹼 上 倒 醋 。

箴 言 25:20 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
对 伤 心 的 人 唱 歌 ， 就 如 冷 天 脱 衣 服 ， 又 如 硷 上 倒 醋 。

Proverbs 25:20 Croatian Bible
Kao onaj koji skida haljinu u zimski dan ili ocat lije na ranu, takav je onaj tko pjeva pjesmu turobnu srcu.

Přísloví 25:20 Czech BKR
Jako ten, kdož svláčí oděv v čas zimy, a ocet lije k sanitru, tak kdož zpívá písničky srdci smutnému.

Ordsprogene 25:20 Danish
Som at lægge Frakken, naar det er Frost, og hælde surt over Natron, saa er det at synge for mismodig Mand.

Spreuken 25:20 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Die liederen zingt bij een treurig hart, is gelijk hij, die een kleed aflegt ten dage der koude, en edik op salpeter.