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Proverbs 25:20

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20Singing songs to someone who is sad

is like taking away his coat on a cold day

or pouring vinegar on soda.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart

is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day,

and like vinegar on soda.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Singing songs to a troubled heart

is like taking off clothing on a cold day

or like pouring vinegar on soda.

NLTNew Living Translation

Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heart

is like taking someone’s coat in cold weather

or pouring vinegar in a wound.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Like one who removes a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on natron,

is he who sings songs to a heavy heart.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.