Proverbs 25:21-28 ▼

21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

22 For you will heap burning coals on his head, And the LORD will reward you.

23 The north wind brings forth rain, And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.

24 It is better to live in a corner of the roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

25 Like cold water to a weary soul, So is good news from a distant land.

26 Like a trampled spring and a polluted well Is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

27 It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glory to search out one’s own glory.

28 Like a city that is broken into and without walls Is a man who has no control over his spirit.