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Proverbs 25:20

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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.

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  1. Proverbs 25:18

    A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

  2. Proverbs 25:19

    Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

  3. Proverbs 25:21

    If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

  4. Proverbs 25:22

    For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.