Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Taking your coat off when it's cold or pouring vinegar on soda that's what singing songs does to a heavy heart.
New American Standard Bible
Is he who sings songs to
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
is like taking off clothing on a cold day
or like pouring vinegar on soda.
A Conservative Version
As he who takes off a garment in cold weather, [and] vinegar upon soda, so [is] he who sings songs to a heavy heart.
American Standard Version
As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
Amplified
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.
Bible in Basic English
Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.
Darby Translation
As he that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a sad heart.
Julia Smith Translation
He removing a covering in the day of cold, and vinegar upon nitre, and he singing in songs to an evil heart.
King James 2000
As he that takes away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, so is he that sings songs to a heavy heart.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[Like] one who removes a garment on a cold day, [or like] vinegar on natron, [is] he who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Modern King James verseion
As he who takes away a garment in cold weather, as vinegar upon niter, so is he who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whoso singeth a song to a heavy heart, clotheth him with rags in the cold, and poureth vinegar upon chalk.
NET Bible
Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
New Heart English Bible
As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
The Emphasized Bible
As splendour of dress on a cold day - vinegar upon nitre, so is a singer with songs, unto a sad heart.
Webster
As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre; so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
World English Bible
As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Youngs Literal Translation
Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, Is as vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 25:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
More Proverbs Of Solomon
19 A bad tooth and an unsteady foot that's what confidence in an unreliable man is like in a time of trouble. 20 Taking your coat off when it's cold or pouring vinegar on soda that's what singing songs does to a heavy heart. 21 If your enemy hungers, give him food to eat; and if he thirsts, give him water to drink.
Cross References
Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those who are rejoicing. Cry with those who are crying.
Deuteronomy 24:12-17
If he is a poor man, don't go to sleep with his collateral in your possession.
Job 24:7-10
They spend the night naked, without clothing, with no covering against the cold.
Psalm 137:3-4
for it was there that our captors asked us for songs and our torturers demanded joy from us, "Sing us one of the songs about Zion!"
Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar is to the mouth and smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy person to those who send him.
Ecclesiastes 3:4
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Isaiah 58:7
Isn't it to share your bread with the hungry, and to bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him with clothing, and not to raise yourself up from your own flesh and blood?"
Daniel 6:18
Then the king retired to his palace to spend the night fasting. He enjoyed no entertainment, and he couldn't sleep.
James 2:15-16
Suppose a brother or sister does not have any clothes or daily food
James 5:15
And the prayer offered in faith will save the person who is sick. The Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.