Verse List for PROV 25:20

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OET (OET-RV) Taking off your coat on a cold day, ⇔ is like pouring vinegar on baking soda ⇔ or singing songs to someone who’s feeling sad.

OET-LV one _who_removes a _garment in/on_day coldness vinegar on soda and_one _who_sings (with)_songs to a _heart _of sad.

ULT One removing a garment on a cold day, ⇔ vinegar on natron, ⇔ so, is a singer with songs to a heart of misery.

UST Singing songs to someone who is sad ⇔  is as unhelpful as taking a coat off of someone in cold weather ⇔  or pouring vinegar on soda.

BSB & MSB [Like] one who removes a garment on a cold day ⇔  or vinegar poured on a wound[fn] ⇔  [is] one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, ⇔  or vinegar on soda, ⇔  so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

NET 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.

LSV Whoever is taking away a garment in a cold day,
[Is as] vinegar on natron,
And a singer of songs on a sad heart.

FBV Singing happy songs to someone who's broken-hearted is like taking off your coat on a cold day, or pouring vinegar onto an open wound.[fn]

T4T ⇔  Singing to someone who is depressed just causes him to feel worse; ⇔  it is like [SIM] taking off clothes on a very cold day ⇔  or like putting vinegar on a wound.

LEB • Like one who removes a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on natron,[fn]
• is he who sings songs to a heavy heart.

BBE Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.

Moff Singing music to a saddened soul ⇔  is like dropping vinegar upon a wound.

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

ASV 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.

DRA And one that looseth his garment in cold weather. As vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a very evil heart. As a moth doth by a garment, and a worm by the wood: so the sadness of a man consumeth the heart.

YLT Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.

Drby [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.

RV As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
(As one that taketh/takes off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.)

SLT He removing a covering in the day of cold, and vinegar upon nitre, and he singing in songs to an evil heart.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(As he that taketh/takes away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.)

KJB-1611 As hee that taketh away a garment in cold weather; and as vineger vpon nitre; so is he that singeth songs to an heauy heart.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Who so taketh away a mans garment in the colde weather, is like vineger vpon lime, or lyke hym that singeth songues to an heauie heart.
(Whoso/Whoever taketh/takes away a mans garment in the cold weather, is like vinegar upon lime, or like him that singeth songs to an heavy heart.)

Gnva Hee that taketh away the garment in the colde season, is like vineger powred vpon nitre, or like him that singeth songs to an heauy heart.
(He that taketh/takes away the garment in the cold season, is like vinegar poured upon nitre, or like him that singeth songs to an heavy heart.)

Cvdl Who so syngeth a songe to a wicked herte, clotheth hi with ragges in the colde, and poureth vyneger vpon chalke.
(Whoso/Whoever syngeth a song to a wicked heart, clotheth hi with rags in the colde, and poureth/pours vinegar upon chalke.)

Wycl and leesith his mentil in the dai of coold. Vynegre in a vessel of salt is he, that singith songis to the worste herte. As a mouyte noieth a cloth, and a worm noieth a tree, so the sorewe of a man noieth the herte.
(and loseth/loses his mantle in the day of coold. Vynegre in a vessel of salt is he, that singith songs to the worst heart. As a moth noieth a cloth, and a worm noieth a tree, so the sorrow of a man noieth the heart.)

Luth Wer einem bösen Herzen Lieder singet, das ist wie ein zerrissen Kleid im Winter und Essig auf der Kreide.
(Who on evil heart(s) songs sing, the is as/like a torn garment in_the Winter and vinegar on/in/to the/of_the Kreide.)

ClVg et amittit pallium in die frigoris. Acetum in nitro, qui cantat carmina cordi pessimo. Sicut tinea vestimento, et vermis ligno, ita tristitia viri nocet cordi.[fn]
(and loses cloak in/into/on day cold. Acetum in/into/on nitro, who/which sings songs to_the_heart very_bad/injure. Like moth clothing, and worm wood, so/thus sadness men it_hurts to_the_heart.)

UHB מַ֥עֲדֶה בֶּ֨גֶד ׀ בְּ⁠י֣וֹם קָ֭רָה חֹ֣מֶץ עַל־נָ֑תֶר וְ⁠שָׁ֥ר בַּ֝⁠שִּׁרִ֗ים עַ֣ל לֶב־רָֽע׃פ ‡

BrLXX Ὥσπερ ὄξος ἕλκει ἀσύμφορον, οὕτως προσπεσὸν πάθος ἐν σώματι καρδίαν λυπεῖ·

BrTr As vinegar is bad for a sore, so trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart.