Darby Translation 1890

Proverbs 25:22-28 Darby Translation 1890 (DARBY)

22. for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and Jehovah shall reward thee.

23. The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

24. It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.

25. As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

26. A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

27. It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is itself a weight.

28. He that hath no rule over his own spirit is as a city broken down, without walls.