Passage

Proverbs 25.24

Book: Proverbs · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (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)

"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)

"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)

"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)

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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.

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Quoted in

Spare the Rod Objection

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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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