Proverbs 25:15-24

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

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

¹⁷Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

¹⁸A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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

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

²¹If thy enemy shall hunger, give him bread to eat; and if he shall thirst, give him water to drink:

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

²³The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

²⁴It is better to dwell in a corner of the house-top, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.