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Proverbs 25:20 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 25 · verse 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.Proverbs 25:20 · King James Version
Proverbs 25:20 in context
18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- garmentbegeda coveringH899 →
- weatheryôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
- vinegarchômetsvinegarH2558 →
- singethshîyrto singH7891 →
- nitrenethermineral potashH5427 →
- songsshîyra songH7892 →
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1. The absurdity here censured is singing songs to a heavy heart. Those that are in great sorrow are to be comforted by sympathizing with them, condoling with them, and concurring in their lamentation. If we take that method, the moving of our lips may assuage their grief (Job 16:5);
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary