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 filled therewith, and vomit it.

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

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

19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

20As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy 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 the LORD shall reward thee.

23The north wind bringeth forth rain: so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.