King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 25:20
“[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.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 25
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.
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[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.
21
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
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For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.