Proverbs 25:18-28  New American Standard Bible

¹⁸ Like a club, a ^(A)sword, and a sharp ^(B)arrow
Is a person who gives ^(C)false testimony against his neighbor.
¹⁹ Like a bad tooth and ^[a]an unsteady foot
Is confidence in a ^(D)treacherous person in time of trouble.
²⁰ Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on ^[b]soda,
Is one who sings songs to ^[c]a troubled heart.
^21 (E)If ^[d]your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
²² For you will ^[e]heap burning coals on his head,
And ^(F)the Lord will reward you.
²³ The north wind brings rain,
And a ^[f](G)gossiping tongue brings an angry face.
²⁴ It is ^(H)better to live on a corner of the roof,
Than ^[g]in a house shared with a contentious woman.
²⁵ Like cold water to a weary soul,
So is ^(I)good news from a distant land.
²⁶ Like a ^(J)trampled spring and a ^[h]polluted well,
So is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.
²⁷ It is not good to eat much honey,
Nor is it glory to ^(K)search out ^[i]one’s own glory.
²⁸ Like a ^(L)city that is broken into and without walls
So is a person ^(M)who has no self-control over his spirit.