Proverbs
Proverbs 25:20
20Like one who removes a garment on a cold day
or vinegar poured on a woundb
is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Footnotes
- b 25:20 Or on soda
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one who removes | מַ֥עֲדֶה | ma·‘ă·ḏeh | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5710 pass on, advance |
| a garment | בֶּ֨גֶד׀ | be·ḡeḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H899 treachery |
| on a cold | קָ֭רָה | qā·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7135 id. |
| day | בְּי֣וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| or vinegar | חֹ֣מֶץ | ḥō·meṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H2558 vinegar |
| poured on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| a wound | נָ֑תֶר | nā·ṯer | Noun - masculine singular | H5427 natron |
| one who sings | וְשָׁ֥ר | wə·šār | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7891 sing |
| songs | בַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗ים | baš·ši·rîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H7892 song |
| to | עַ֣ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| a heavy | רָֽע׃פ | rā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| heart | לֶב־ | leḇ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 12:15 · Ecclesiastes 3:4 · James 2:15–16 · Deuteronomy 24:12–17 · Isaiah 58:7 · Proverbs 10:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.