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Proverbs 25:20
New Living Translation
Proverbs 25:20
New Living Translation
20 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.[a]
Footnotes
- 25:20 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads pouring vinegar on soda.
Proverbs 25:20
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 25:20
New American Standard Bible
20 Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on [a]soda,
Is one who sings songs to [b]a troubled heart.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:20 I.e., natron
- Proverbs 25:20 Lit an evil
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