Proverbs 25:18-27

¹⁸A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

¹⁹Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a lame foot.

²⁰As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

²¹If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

²²for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and Yahweh will reward you.

²³The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.

²⁴It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.

²⁵Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

²⁶Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

²⁷It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.