Proverbs 25:20
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25:20Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day,43
or like vinegar poured on soda,44
so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.45
Footnotes
- 43 The consonants of the Hebrew text of this verse are similar to the consonants in v. 19. The has a much longer reading: “Like vinegar is bad for a wound, so a pain that afflicts the body afflicts the heart. Like a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, so the pain of a man wounds the heart” ( follows much of the reading; follows only the second sentence of the reading). The idea that v. 20 is a dittogram is not very convincing; and the Greek version is too far removed to be of help in the matter.
- 44 The second simile mentions pouring vinegar on soda. The has “scab,” but that does not fit as a sensitive thing. The reference is to sodium carbonate (natural in Egypt) which can be neutralized with vinegar.
- 45 It is inappropriate and counterproductive to sing songs to a heavy heart. One needs to be sensitive to others (e.g., 1 Sam 19:9).
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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.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
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.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Singing songs to a troubled heart
is like taking off clothing on a cold day
or like pouring vinegar on soda.
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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.
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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.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
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.
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