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Proverbs 25:20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 25:20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
20 Like vinegar on a wound[a]
is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Like a moth in clothing or a worm in wood,
sorrow gnaws at the human heart.[b]
Proverbs 25:20
Lexham English Bible
Proverbs 25:20
Lexham English Bible
20 Like one who removes a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on natron,[a]
is he who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:20 A mineral salt found on dry lake beds often used as a preservative.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)
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