Revised Webster's Bible
Proverbs 25:25
25Ascold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
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
23The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. 24It isbetter to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house. Ascold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. 26A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. 27It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Read all of Proverbs 25Proverbs 25:25 word by word
מַ֣יִם קָ֭רִים עַל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ עֲיֵפָ֑ה וּשְׁמוּעָ֥ה ט֝וֹבָ֗ה מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מֶרְחָֽק׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 25:25
- Genesis 21:16And she went, and sat her down apart from him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat apart from him, and raised her voice, and wept.
- Ecclesiastes 1:7All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; to the place from which the rivers come, there they return again.
- Ecclesiastes 2:3I sought in my heart to give myself to wine, yet acquainting my heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
- Judges 15:18And he was very thirsty, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die by thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
- 2 Samuel 23:15And David longed, and said, O that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
- Psalms 42:1As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so my soul panteth after thee, O God.
- Psalms 63:1O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
- Isaiah 55:1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
- Jeremiah 18:14Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?
- John 7:37In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirsteth, let him come to me, and drink.
- Revelation 21:6And he said to me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that is thirsty of the fountain of the water of life freely.
- Revelation 22:17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is thirsty come. And whoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
- Nahum 1:15Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that proclaimeth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
- Luke 2:10And the angel said to them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
- Romans 10:15And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
- 1 Timothy 1:15This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
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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