Proverbs 25:20 KJV

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.

Matthew Henry

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Cross References

  • Romans 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
  • Ecclesiastes 3:4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
  • Deuteronomy 24:12–17 And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: …
  • Job 24:7–10 They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold. …
  • Psalms 137:3–4 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. …

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Topics

  • Music Unclassified scriptures relating to
  • Nitre A chemical, (soda, R. V., margin)
  • Vinegar Used with food

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • he that taketh away מַעֲדֶה maʿădê עָדָה Verb · hiphil active participle, masculine singular
  • a garment בֶּגֶד beged בֶּגֶד Noun · masculine singular
  • in cold קָרָה qārâ קָרָה Noun · feminine singular
  • weather בְּיוֹם bĕyôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • vinegar חֹמֶץ ḥōmeṣ חֹמֶץ Noun · masculine singular
  • upon nitre עַל ʿal Preposition נָתֶר nāter נֶתֶר Noun · masculine singular
  • so is he that singeth וְשָׁר wĕšār שִׁיר Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular · with and
  • songs בַּשִּׁרִים bašširîm שִׁיר Noun · masculine or feminine plural · with preposition with the
  • to an heavy רָע rāʿ רַע Adjective · masculine singular
  • heart עַל ʿal Preposition לֶב leb לֵב Noun · masculine singular construct

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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