Proverbs 25
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Proverbs 25:21-28

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

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

23The north wind brings forth rain, and a gossiping tongue brings forth an angry look.

24It is better to live on a corner of the housetop than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.

25Like cold water to a weary person, so is good news from a distant land.

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

27It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable for people to seek their own glory.

28Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.

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