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 he is a poor man, you must not sleep in the garment he has given as security.
Job 24:7
Without clothing, they spend the night naked,
having no covering against the cold.
Isaiah 58:7
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
to bring the poor and homeless into your house,
to clothe the naked when you see him,
and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?
James 2:15
If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food

Vinegar

Proverbs 10:26
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.

So

Psalm 137:3
for our captors there asked us for songs,
and our tormentors, for rejoicing:
“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 spent the night fasting. No diversions were brought to him, and he could not sleep.
Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
James 5:15
The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will restore him to health; if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

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