Proverbs 25:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 25:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 25:20 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy hea..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 25:20 — KJV
“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.”
— Proverbs 25:20 (KJV)
Proverbs 25:20 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 25:20
“He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:20: taketh, away, heart
“No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse. new cloth: or, raw, or, unwrought cloth”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:20: taketh, away, garment
“And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:20: taketh, away, heart
“Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:20: taketh, away, heart
“And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. unawares...: Heb. the heart of Laban”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:20: away, heart
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