Proverbs 25:21-28 Parallel Bible Translations

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21 If he who is hating you hungers, cause him to eat bread, || And if he thirsts, cause him to drink water. 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 are putting coals on his head, || And YHWH gives repayment to 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 A north wind brings forth rain, || And a secret tongue—indignant faces. 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 Better to sit on a corner of a roof, || Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company. 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 for a weary soul, || So [is] a good report 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 A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, || [Is] the righteous falling 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 The eating of much honey is not good, || Nor a searching out of one’s own honor—honor. 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 A city broken down without walls, || [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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