Proverbs 25:20
Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
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ASV
As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
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.
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| מַ֥עֲדֶה | Ma.'a.deh | [one who] removes | H5710 → |
| בֶּ֨גֶד׀ | Be.ged | a garment | H899 → |
| בְּי֣וֹם | be.Yom | on a day of | H3117 → |
| קָ֭רָה | Ka.rah | coldness | H7135 → |
| חֹ֣מֶץ | Cho.metz | vinegar | H2558 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| נָ֑תֶר | Na.ter | soda | H5427 → |
| וְשָׁ֥ר | ve.Shar | and [one who] sings | H7891 → |
| בַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗ים | ba.shi.Rim | <with> the songs | H7892 → |
| עַ֣ל | 'al | to | H5921 → |
| לֶב־ | lev- | a heart | H3820 → |
| רָֽע׃ פ | Ra' | sad | H7451 → |
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