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Proverbs 25:25
25If you receive good news from a far away country, it is like cool water when you are tired and thirsty.
Proverbs 25:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
- New International Version (NIV)Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
- New King James Version (NKJV)As cold water to a weary soul, So is good news from a far country.
Context of Proverbs 25:25
23When the wind blows from the north, it brings rain. In the same way, when somebody tells other people's secrets, it brings anger. 24It is better to live on the roof of your house than to live with a wife who always argues. If you receive good news from a far away country, it is like cool water when you are tired and thirsty. 26If you put dirt in a well, its good water becomes bad. It is the same with a righteous person who agrees to do wicked things. 27It is bad for you to eat too much honey. If you always want people to praise you, it is also bad for you.
Read all of Proverbs 25Proverbs 25:25 word by word
מַ֣יִם קָ֭רִים עַל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ עֲיֵפָ֑ה וּשְׁמוּעָ֥ה ט֝וֹבָ֗ה מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מֶרְחָֽק׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 25:25
- Genesis 21:16She herself went and sat down about 100 metres away from him. She thought, ‘I cannot watch the boy die.’ As she sat there, she began to cry.
- Ecclesiastes 1:7All rivers pour water into the sea, but the sea does not become full. The water returns to the rivers and it all happens again.
- Ecclesiastes 2:3I thought about wine. If I drink a lot of wine, I thought that might make me happy. I might enjoy foolish things. I used wisdom to think about this. People only live for a short time on the earth. I thought this might be the best way for people to enjoy life.
- Judges 15:18Samson was now very thirsty. He called out to the Lord for help. He said, ‘You have helped me to win a great battle. Should I now die because I am so thirsty? Then these Philistines would do whatever they want to me.’
- 2 Samuel 23:15David was very thirsty. He said, ‘I want someone to bring water from the well near Bethlehem's gate for me to drink.’
- Psalms 42:1God, I need you so much! I look for you, as a thirsty deer looks for streams of water.
- Psalms 63:1God, you are my God. I want to be near to you. I need you to give me life, like a thirsty person in a dry desert. As a person needs water to live, that is how I need you.
- Isaiah 55:1‘Listen! All of you who are thirsty, come here for water to drink! You may have no money, but come here and buy food to eat! Come and buy wine and milk! You do not need to pay any money. It is free!
- Jeremiah 18:14There is always snow on Lebanon's mountains. Cold streams of water always pour down from those high rocks.
- John 7:37The last day of the festival was the most important day. On that day, Jesus stood up and he spoke with a loud voice. He said, ‘If anyone is thirsty, he should come to me so that he may drink.
- Revelation 21:6He also said to me, ‘Everything is now done! I caused all things to begin and I will cause the end of all things. I am the beginning and the end. If anyone is thirsty, I will give them water to drink. Nobody will have to pay anything for it. That water comes from a spring of water that gives life to people.
- Revelation 22:17God's Spirit and all God's people answer Jesus. They say, ‘Yes, come!’ God's people are like a bride for Jesus. Everyone who hears this should also say to Jesus, ‘Come!’ Anyone who is thirsty should come to Jesus. Then that person will receive from Jesus the water that gives life. Anyone who wants it may take it. They will not have to pay anything for it.
- Nahum 1:15People in Judah, look at the mountains. You will see the feet of the person who will bring good news. He causes peace. You can have your special festivals again now. And now you can do what you promised to me. The bad people will not win a war against you because I have killed them.
- Luke 2:10The angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. Listen! I bring you good news. This news will make everyone very happy.
- Romans 10:15And nobody can go to tell God's message to people unless God sends them. This is written in the Bible: ‘When people arrive to tell us good news, we say “welcome!” ’
- 1 Timothy 1:15Here is a true message that everyone should believe: ‘Christ Jesus came into the world to save people who do wrong things.’ I am the worst person like that!
Commentaries on Proverbs 25:25
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25The craving of wanderers for news from the home that they have left is as a consuming thirst, the news that quenches it as a refreshing fountain.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25Verse 25 Heaven is a country afar off; how refreshing is good news from thence, in the everlasting gospel, which signifies glad tidings, and in the witness of the Spirit with our spirits that we are God's children!Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. (Compare Pr 25:13). good news--that is, of some loved interest or absent friend, the more grateful as coming from afar.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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