Proverbs 25:21-28

American Standard Version

²¹ If ^[a]thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
²² For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head,
And Jehovah will reward thee.
²³ The north wind bringeth forth rain;
So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
²⁴ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,
Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
²⁵ As cold waters to a ^[b]thirsty soul,
So is good news from a far country.
²⁶ As a ^[c]troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring,
So is a righteous man that ^[d]giveth way before the wicked.
²⁷ It is not good to eat much honey;
^[e]So for men to search out their own glory is grievous.
^28 [f]He whose spirit is without restraint
Is like a city that is broken down and without walls.