Proverbs 25:21-28
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat.
If he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
By doing these things, you will pile up burning coals on his head.
And the Lord will reward you.
Like a north wind that brings rain you didn’t expect
is a crafty tongue that brings looks of shock.
It is better to live on a corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
Hearing good news from a land far away
is like drinking cold water when you are tired.
Sometimes godly people give in to those who are evil.
Then they become like a muddy spring of water or a polluted well.
It isn’t good for you to eat too much honey.
And you shouldn’t try to search out matters too deep for you.
A person without self-control
is like a city whose walls are broken through.
Proverbs 26:1-2
It isn’t proper to honor a foolish person.
That’s like having snow in summer or rain at harvest time.
A curse given for no reason is like a wandering bird or a flying sparrow.
It doesn’t go anywhere.
