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Proverbs 25:18-20
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Proverbs 25:18-20
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
18 A person giving false testimony against his neighbour(A)
is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.(B)
19 Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult time
is like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.(C)
20 Singing songs to a troubled heart
is like taking off clothing on a cold day
or like pouring vinegar on soda.[a](D)
Footnotes
- 25:20 Lit natron,or sodium carbonate
Proverbs 25:18-20
New King James Version
Proverbs 25:18-20
New King James Version
18 (A)A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble
Is like a bad tooth and a foot out of joint.
20 Like one who takes away a garment in cold weather,
And like vinegar on soda,
Is one who (B)sings songs to a heavy heart.
Proverbs 25:18-20
New International Version
Proverbs 25:18-20
New International Version
18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.(A)
19 Like a broken tooth or a lame foot
is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.
20 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.
Proverbs 25:18-20
English Standard Version
Proverbs 25:18-20
English Standard Version
18 A man who (A)bears false witness against his neighbor
is like a war club, or (B)a sword, or a sharp arrow.
19 Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble
is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.
20 Whoever (C)sings songs to a heavy heart
is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day,
and like vinegar on soda.
Proverbs 25:18-20
King James Version
Proverbs 25:18-20
King James Version
18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20 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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