# Proverbs 25.24 **Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 22. For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee. 23. The north wind bringeth forth rain: So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance. > > **24. It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.** > > 25. As cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country. 26. As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked. (Proverbs 25:22-26, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 22. for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and Yahweh will reward you. 23. The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face. > > **24. It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.** > > 25. Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. 26. Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked. (Proverbs 25:22-26, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 22. For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee. 23. The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. driveth: or, bringeth forth rain: so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance > > **24. It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.** > > 25. As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. 26. A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. (Proverbs 25:22-26, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 22. For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee. 23. A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue, indignant faces. > > **24. Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company.** > > 25. [As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country. 26. A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked. (Proverbs 25:22-26, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Spare the Rod Objection](/codex/spare-the-rod-objection/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.