Proverbs 25:20


Like one who takes off a garment in cold weather, or like [a reactive, useless mixture of] vinegar on soda,
Is he who [thoughtlessly] sings [joyful] songs to a heavy heart.

Romans 12:15

Rejoice with those who rejoice [sharing others’ joy], and weep with those who weep [sharing others’ grief].

Deuteronomy 24:12-17

If the man is poor, you shall not keep his pledge overnight.

Job 24:7-10


“They spend the night naked, without clothing,
And have no covering against the cold.

Psalm 137:3-4


For there they who took us captive demanded of us a song with words,
And our tormentors [who made a mockery of us demanded] amusement, saying,
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”

Proverbs 10:26


Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy one to those who send him to work.

Ecclesiastes 3:4


A time to weep and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn and a time to dance.

Isaiah 58:7


“Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry
And bring the homeless poor into the house;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not to hide yourself from [the needs of] your own flesh and blood?

Daniel 6:18

Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no music or entertainment was brought before him, and he remained unable to sleep.

James 2:15-16

If a brother or sister is without [adequate] clothing and lacks [enough] food for each day,

James 5:15

and the prayer of faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

Vinegar

Bible References

That taketh

Deuteronomy 24:12
If the man is poor, you shall not keep his pledge overnight.
Job 24:7

“They spend the night naked, without clothing,
And have no covering against the cold.
Isaiah 58:7

“Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry
And bring the homeless poor into the house;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not to hide yourself from [the needs of] your own flesh and blood?
James 2:15
If a brother or sister is without [adequate] clothing and lacks [enough] food for each day,

Vinegar

Proverbs 10:26

Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy one to those who send him to work.

So

Psalm 137:3

For there they who took us captive demanded of us a song with words,
And our tormentors [who made a mockery of us demanded] amusement, saying,
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”
Ecclesiastes 3:4

A time to weep and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn and a time to dance.
Daniel 6:18
Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no music or entertainment was brought before him, and he remained unable to sleep.
Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those who rejoice [sharing others’ joy], and weep with those who weep [sharing others’ grief].
James 5:15
and the prayer of faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.