Proverbs 25:24
World English Bible
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21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; If he is thirsty, give him water to drink:
22 For you will heap coals of fire on his head, And Yahweh will reward you.
23 The north wind brings forth rain: So a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than to share a house with a contentious woman.
25 Like cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.
26 Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, So is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey; Nor is it honorable to seek ones own honor.