NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon As coldqar (kar) cool; figuratively, quiet -- cold, excellent (from the margin). waters mayim (mah'-yim) water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring). to a thirsty `ayeph (aw-yafe') languid -- faint, thirsty, weary. soul nephesh (neh'-fesh) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) so is good towb (tobe) good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun news shmuw`ah (sehm-oo-aw') something heard, i.e. an announcement -- bruit, doctrine, fame, mentioned, news, report, rumor, tidings. from a far merchaq (mer-khawk') remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar -- (a-, dwell in, very) far (country, off). country 'erets (eh'-rets) the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Like cold water to a weary soul, So is good news from a distant land. King James Bible As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. Holman Christian Standard Bible Good news from a distant land is like cold water to a parched throat. International Standard Version Cold water to someone who is thirsty — that's what good news from a distant land is. NET Bible Like cold water to a weary person, so is good news from a distant land. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Like cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news that comes from a distant land. GOD'S WORD® Translation [Like] cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from far away. King James 2000 Bible As cold water is to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. Links Proverbs 25:25Proverbs 25:25 NIV Proverbs 25:25 NLT Proverbs 25:25 ESV Proverbs 25:25 NASB Proverbs 25:25 KJV |
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