Proverbs 25:15-23

15By patience and a calm spirit a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft and gentle tongue breaks the bone [of resistance].

16Have you found [pleasure sweet like] honey? Eat only as much as you need, Otherwise, being filled excessively, you vomit it.

17Let your foot seldom be in your neighbor’s house, Or he will become tired of you and hate you.

18Like a club and a sword and a piercing arrow Is a man who testifies falsely against his neighbor (acquaintance).

19Like a broken tooth or an unsteady foot Is confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble.

20Like one who takes off a garment in cold weather, or like [a reactive, useless mixture of] vinegar on soda, Is he who [thoughtlessly] sings [joyful] songs to a heavy heart.

21If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

22For in doing so, you will heap coals of fire upon his head, And the Lord will reward you.

23The north wind brings forth rain; And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.