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
And if the man be needy, thou shalt not lie down with his pledge;
Job 24:7
They pass the night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold;
Isaiah 58:7
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring to thy house the needy wanderers; when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
James 2:15
Now if a brother or a sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

Vinegar

Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

So

Psalm 137:3
For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that made us wail required mirth, 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 went to his palace, and passed the night fasting; neither were concubines brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.
Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those that rejoice, weep with those that weep.
James 5:15
and the prayer of faith shall heal the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he be one who has committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.