Proverbs 25:21-28 Parallel Bible Translations

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	STUDY Hebrew & Greek Study Bible	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
21	אִם־ רָעֵ֣ב שֹׂ֭נַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּ לָ֑חֶם וְאִם־ צָ֝מֵ֗א הַשְׁקֵ֥הוּ מָֽיִם׃	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	כִּ֤י גֶֽחָלִ֗ים אַ֭תָּה חֹתֶ֣ה עַל־ רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה יְשַׁלֶּם־ לָֽךְ׃	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	ר֣וּחַ צָ֭פוֹן תְּח֣וֹלֵֽל גָּ֑שֶׁם וּפָנִ֥ים נִ֝זְעָמִ֗ים לְשׁ֣וֹן סָֽתֶר׃	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	ט֗וֹב שֶׁ֥בֶת עַל־ פִּנַּת־ גָּ֑ג מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת [מדונים] (מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים) וּבֵ֥ית חָֽבֶר׃	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	מַ֣יִם קָ֭רִים עַל־ נֶ֣פֶשׁ עֲיֵפָ֑ה וּשְׁמוּעָ֥ה ט֝וֹבָ֗ה מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מֶרְחָֽק׃	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	מַעְיָ֣ן נִ֭רְפָּשׂ וּמָק֣וֹר מָשְׁחָ֑ת צַ֝דִּ֗יק מָ֣ט לִפְנֵֽי־ רָשָֽׁע׃	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	אָ֘כֹ֤ל דְּבַ֣שׁ הַרְבּ֣וֹת לֹא־ ט֑וֹב וְחֵ֖קֶר כְּבֹדָ֣ם כָּבֽוֹד׃	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	עִ֣יר פְּ֭רוּצָה אֵ֣ין חוֹמָ֑ה אִ֝֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֵ֖ין מַעְצָ֣ר לְרוּחֽוֹ׃	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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