Proverbs 25:14-23

¹⁴As vapours and wind without rain, so is he that boasteth himself of a false gift.

¹⁵By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

¹⁶Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

¹⁷Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be sated with thee, and hate thee.

¹⁸As a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, so is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.

¹⁹Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

²⁰As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.

²¹If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;

²²For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward thee.

²³The north wind bringeth forth rain, and a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.