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Proverbs 25:14-28 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

14. As clouds, and wind, when no rain followeth, so is the man that boasteth, and doth not fulfil his promises.

15. By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.

16. Thou hast found honey, eat what is sufficient for thee, lest being glutted therewith thou vomit it up.

17. Withdraw thy foot from the house of thy neighbour, lest having his fill he hate thee.

18. A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour, is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.

19. To trust to an unfaithful man in the time of trouble, is like a rotten tooth, and weary foot,

20. And one that looseth his garment in cold weather. As vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a very evil heart. As a moth doth by a garment, and a worm by the wood: so the sadness of a man consumeth the heart.

21. If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him water to drink:

22. For thou shalt heap hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will reward thee.

23. The north wind driveth away rain, as doth a sad countenance a backbiting tongue.

24. It is better to sit m a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house.

25. As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good tidings from a far country.

26. A just man falling down before the wicked, is as a fountain troubled with the foot, and a corrupted spring.

27. As it is not good for a man to eat much honey, so he that is a searcher of majesty, shall be overwhelmed by glory.

28. As a city that lieth open and is not compassed with walls, so is a man that cannot refrain his own spirit in speaking.

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