Proverbs 25:15-23

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 surfeited therewith, and vomit it.

17Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee and hate thee.

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

19A broken tooth, and a tottering foot, is confidence in an unfaithful [man] in the day of trouble.

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

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

22for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and Jehovah shall reward thee.

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