Proverbs 25:21-28 ▼

21 If your enemy hungers, give him food to eat; and if he thirsts, give him water to drink.

22 For you'll be piling burning coals of shame on his head and the LORD will reward you.

23 The north wind brings rain, and a backbiting tongue an angry look.

24 It's better to live in a corner on the roof than in a house with a contentious woman.

25 Cold water to someone who is thirsty — that's what good news from a distant land is.

26 A muddied spring or a polluted well— that's what a righteous person is who compromises with the wicked.

27 To eat too much honey isn't good; and neither is it honorable to seek one's own glory.

28 Like a city with breached walls is a man without self-control.