13 Like the cold of snow in the [a]time of harvest
Is a (A)faithful messenger to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.

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  1. Proverbs 25:13 Lit day

13 Like the cold of snow in the [a]time of harvest
Is a (A)faithful envoy to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.

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  1. Proverbs 25:13 Lit day

13 Like the cold of snow in the [a]time of harvest
Is a (A)faithful messenger to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.

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  1. Proverbs 25:13 Lit day

16 Have you (A)found honey? Eat only [a]what you need,
That you not have it in excess and vomit it.

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  1. Proverbs 25:16 Lit your sufficiency

16 Have you (A)found honey? Eat only enough for you,
Lest you have more than your fill and vomit it.

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16 Have you (A)found honey? Eat only [a]what you need,
So that you do not have it in excess and vomit it.

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  1. Proverbs 25:16 Lit your sufficiency

19 Like a bad tooth and [a]an unsteady foot
Is confidence in a (A)faithless man in time of trouble.
20 Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on [b]soda,
Is he who sings songs to [c]a troubled heart.

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  1. Proverbs 25:19 Lit a slipping foot
  2. Proverbs 25:20 I.e. natron
  3. Proverbs 25:20 Lit an evil

19 Like [a]an aching tooth and a slipping foot
Is trust in a (A)treacherous man in a day of distress.
20 Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on [b]soda,
Is he who sings songs to [c]an aching heart.

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  1. Proverbs 25:19 Lit a bad
  2. Proverbs 25:20 Or natron
  3. Proverbs 25:20 Lit an evil

19 Like a bad tooth and [a]an unsteady foot
Is confidence in a (A)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.

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  1. Proverbs 25:19 Lit a slipping foot
  2. Proverbs 25:20 I.e., natron
  3. Proverbs 25:20 Lit an evil