Proverbs 25:21-28 Parallel Bible Translations

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21	If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:	If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,	If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22	For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.	for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.	In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
23	The north wind bringeth forth rain: so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.	The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.	Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.
24	It is better to dwell in the comer of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.	It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.	Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
25	As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.	Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.	Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.
26	As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.	Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.	Like a muddied spring or a polluted well are the righteous who give way to the wicked.
27	It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search out their own glory is not glory.	It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.	It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.
28	He whose spirit is without restraint is like a city that is broken down and hath no wall.	A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.	Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.
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