Proverbs 25:18-24

¹⁸Telling lies in court against a friend is like attacking them with a mace, or a sword, or an arrow.

¹⁹Trusting in unreliable people in times of trouble is like eating with a broken tooth or walking on a bad foot.

²⁰Singing happy songs to someone who's broken-hearted is like taking off your coat on a cold day, or pouring vinegar onto an open wound.

²¹If your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat; if he's thirsty, give him a drink of water.

²²This will make him ashamed as if he had burning coals piled on his head, and the Lord will reward you.

²³In the same way that the north wind brings rain, slandering people makes them angry.

²⁴It's better to live in a corner of a housetop than to share a whole house with an argumentative wife.