Proverbs 25
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Proverbs 25:21-28

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

22In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.

23Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.

24Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

25Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.

26Like a muddied spring or a polluted well are the righteous who give way to the wicked.

27It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.

28Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.

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