Holman Christian Standard Bible

Proverbs 25:16-26 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16. If you find honey, eat only what you need;otherwise, you’ll get sick from it and vomit.

17. Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house;otherwise, he’ll get sick of you and hate you.

18. A man giving false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

19. Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult timeis like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.

20. Singing songs to a troubled heartis like taking off clothing on a cold dayor like pouring vinegar on soda.

21. If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat,and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

22. for you will heap burning coals on his head,and the Lord will reward you.

23. The north wind produces rain,and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

24. Better to live on the corner of a roofthan to share a house with a nagging wife.

25. Good news from a distant landis like cold water to a parched throat.

26. A righteous person who yields to the wicked is like a muddied spring or a polluted well.