Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on a wound, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. New Living Translation Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heart is like taking someone’s coat in cold weather or pouring vinegar in a wound. English Standard Version Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, and like vinegar on soda. Berean Standard Bible Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. King James Bible As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. New King James Version Like one who takes away a garment in cold weather, And like vinegar on soda, Is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. New American Standard Bible Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, Is one who sings songs to a troubled heart. NASB 1995 Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, Is he who sings songs to a troubled heart. NASB 1977 Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, Is he who sings songs to a troubled heart. Legacy Standard Bible Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, Is he who sings songs to an aching heart. Amplified Bible Like one who takes off a garment in cold weather, or like [a reactive, useless mixture of] vinegar on soda, Is he who [thoughtlessly] sings [joyful] songs to a heavy heart. Christian Standard Bible Singing songs to a troubled heart is like taking off clothing on a cold day or like pouring vinegar on soda. Holman Christian Standard Bible Singing songs to a troubled heart is like taking off clothing on a cold day or like pouring vinegar on soda. American Standard Version As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart. Contemporary English Version Singing to someone in deep sorrow is like pouring vinegar in an open cut. English Revised Version As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. GOD'S WORD® Translation [Like] taking off a coat on a cold day or pouring vinegar on baking soda, so is singing songs to one who has an evil heart. Good News Translation Singing to a person who is depressed is like taking off a person's clothes on a cold day or like rubbing salt in a wound. International Standard Version Taking your coat off when it's cold or pouring vinegar on soda— that's what singing songs does to a heavy heart. Majority Standard Bible Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. NET Bible Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. New Heart English Bible As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. Webster's Bible Translation As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre; so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart. World English Bible As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhoever is taking away a garment in a cold day, "" [Is as] vinegar on natron, "" And a singer of songs on a sad heart. Young's Literal Translation Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, Is as vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart. Smith's Literal Translation He removing a covering in the day of cold, and vinegar upon nitre, and he singing in songs to an evil heart. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd one that looseth his garment in cold weather. As vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a very evil heart. As a moth doth by a garment, and a worm by the wood: so the sadness of a man consumeth the heart. Catholic Public Domain Version and like one who loosens his garment in cold weather. Whoever sings verses to a wicked heart is like vinegar on baking soda. Just like a moth to a garment, and a worm to wood, so too does the sadness of a man do harm to the heart. New American Bible Like the removal of clothes on a cold day, or vinegar on soda, is the one who sings to a troubled heart. New Revised Standard Version Like vinegar on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. Like a moth in clothing or a worm in wood, sorrow gnaws at the human heart. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAs he who takes away a garment from his neighbor in cold weather, as one who drops sand on the string of a musical instrument, as he who afflicts a broken heart, as a moth on a garment, and as a boring-worm on a tree: such is the effect of sorrow on a man's heart. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He that takes the cloak from his neighbor in the day of cold as like he that casts dirt upon wealth, and to chastise a grieved heart is like a moth to a garment and like a boring worm to a tree; so grief wounds the heart of a man. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart. Brenton Septuagint Translation As vinegar is bad for a sore, so trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart. As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, so the grief of a man hurts the heart. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context More Proverbs of Solomon…19Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble. 20Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. 21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.… Cross References Romans 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. Ecclesiastes 3:4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, Job 30:31 My harp is tuned to mourning and my flute to the sound of weeping. Psalm 137:2-4 There on the willows we hung our harps, / for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.” / How can we sing a song of the LORD in a foreign land? Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. James 5:13 Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises. Isaiah 61:3 to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone. 2 Corinthians 1:4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. Psalm 42:3 My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?” John 11:33-35 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. / “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered. / Jesus wept. 1 Corinthians 12:26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. Lamentations 3:19-21 Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall. / Surely my soul remembers and is humbled within me. / Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope: Hebrews 13:3 Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them. Psalm 35:13-14 Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered. / I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for his mother. Treasury of Scripture As he that takes away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar on nitre, so is he that singes songs to an heavy heart. that taketh Deuteronomy 24:12-17 And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: … Job 24:7-10 They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold… Isaiah 58:7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? vinegar Proverbs 10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. so Psalm 137:3,4 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion… Ecclesiastes 3:4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; Daniel 6:18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him. Jump to Previous Acid Clothing Cold Garment Heart Heavy Makes Melody Nitre Poured Sad Singer Singeth Sings Soda Songs Troubled Vinegar Weather WoundJump to Next Acid Clothing Cold Garment Heart Heavy Makes Melody Nitre Poured Sad Singer Singeth Sings Soda Songs Troubled Vinegar Weather WoundProverbs 25 1. observations about kings8. and about avoiding causes of quarrels Like one who removes a garment on a cold day This phrase uses a vivid metaphor to illustrate the insensitivity of certain actions. In ancient times, garments were essential for warmth and protection against the elements. Removing a garment on a cold day would be not only uncomfortable but potentially harmful. The Hebrew root for "removes" (מַעֲדֶה, ma'adeh) suggests an action that is deliberate and inconsiderate. This imagery conveys the idea that certain actions, though seemingly benign, can exacerbate the discomfort or distress of others. In a spiritual sense, it reminds believers to be mindful and compassionate, understanding the needs and feelings of those around them. or vinegar poured on soda is one who sings songs to a heavy heart Is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.--Not the true sympathy advised by St. Paul. (Romans 12:15.) Verse 20. - As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather. The proverb gives three instances of what is wrong, incongruous, or unwise, the first two leading up to the third, which is the pith of the maxim. But them is some doubt about the rendering of the first clause. The Authorized Version has the authority of the Syriac, Aquila, and others, and gives an appropriate sense, the unreasonable proceeding being the laying aside of some of one's own clothes in cold weather. But the verb here used, עָדָח (adah), may also mean "to adorn," e.g., with fine garments; hence some expositors understand the incongruity to be the dressing one's self in gay apparel in winter. But, as Delitzsch remarks, there is no reason why fine clothes should not be warm; and if they are so, there is nothing unreasonable in wearing them. The rendering of our version is probably correct. St. Jerome annexes this line to the preceding verse, as if it confirmed the previous instances of misplaced confidence, Et amittit pallium in die frigoris. "Such a one loses his cloak in a day of frost." Vinegar upon nitre. Our nitre, or saltpetre, is nitrate of potash, which is not the substance intended by נֶתֶר (nether). The substance signified by this term is a natural alkali, known to the ancients as natron, and composed of carbonate of soda with some other admixture. It was used extensively for washing purposes, and in cookery and bread making. It effervesces with an acid, such as vinegar, and changes its character, becoming a salt, and being rendered useless for all the purposes to which it was applied in its alkaline condition. So he who pours vinegar on natron does a foolish thing, for he spoils a highly useful article, and produces one which is of no service to him. Septuagint, "As vinegar is inexpedient for a wound (ἕλκει), so suffering falling on the body pains the heart." Schulteus, Ewald, and others, by referring nether to an Arabic source, obtain the meaning "wound," or "sore," titus: "As vinegar on a sore." This gives a most appropriate sense, and might well be adopted if it had sufficient authority. But this is doubtful. Cornelius a Lapide translates the Septuagint rendering, Ὥσπερ ὅξος ἑλκει ἀούμφορον, "Sicut acetum trahit inutile;" and explains that vinegar draws from the soil the nitre which is prejudicial to vegetation, and thus renders ground fertile - a fact in agricultural chemistry not generally known, though Columella vouches for it. A somewhat similar fact, however, is of common experience. Land occasionally becomes what farmers term "sour," and is thus sterile; if it is then dressed with salt. its fertillity is restored. So is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. The inconsistency lies in thinking to cheer a sorrowful heart by singing merry songs. "A tale out of season," says Siracides, "is as music in mourning" (Ecclus. 22:6). The Greeks denoted cruel incongruity by the proverb, Ἐν, πενθοῦσι παίζειν; "Ludere inter maerentes." As the old hymn says -"Strains of gladness Hebrew [Like] one who removesמַ֥עֲדֶה (ma·‘ă·ḏeh) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5710: To advance, pass on, continue, to remove, to bedeck a garment בֶּ֨גֶד ׀ (be·ḡeḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage on a cold קָ֭רָה (qā·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7135: Coolness day בְּי֣וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day or vinegar חֹ֣מֶץ (ḥō·meṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2558: Vinegar poured on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against soda נָ֑תֶר (nā·ṯer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5427: Natron or carbonate of soda [is] one who sings וְשָׁ֥ר (wə·šār) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7891: To sing songs בַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗ים (baš·ši·rîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7892: A song, singing to עַ֣ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against a heavy רָֽע׃ (rā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil heart. לֶב־ (leḇ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre Links Proverbs 25:20 NIVProverbs 25:20 NLT Proverbs 25:20 ESV Proverbs 25:20 NASB Proverbs 25:20 KJV Proverbs 25:20 BibleApps.com Proverbs 25:20 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 25:20 Chinese Bible Proverbs 25:20 French Bible Proverbs 25:20 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 25:20 As one who takes away a garment (Prov. 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