Proverbs 25:21-28 Parallel Bible Translations

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21	If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; And if he is 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 you will heap burning coals on his head, And Yahweh will repay you.	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 brings forth rain, And a tongue of secrets, an indignant face.	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 live in a corner of the roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.	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	Like cold water to a weary soul, So is a good report from a distant land.	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	Like a muddied spring and a corrupted well Is a righteous man shaking 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	To eat too much honey is not good, Nor is it glory to search out one’s own 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	Like a city that is broken into and without a wall Is a man without restraint over his spirit.	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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