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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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Parallel translations (2) ▾

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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Original language & word study

12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מַ֥עֲדֶהMa.'a.deh[one who] removesH5710
בֶּ֨גֶד׀Be.geda garmentH899
בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yomon a day ofH3117
קָ֭רָהKa.rahcoldnessH7135
חֹ֣מֶץCho.metzvinegarH2558
עַל־'al-onH5921
נָ֑תֶרNa.tersodaH5427
וְשָׁ֥רve.Sharand [one who] singsH7891
בַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗יםba.shi.Rim<with> the songsH7892
עַ֣ל'altoH5921
לֶב־lev-a heartH3820
רָֽע׃ פRa'sadH7451

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain