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Proverbs 25:21-27 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

21. If your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them a drink.

22. You will make them burn with shame, and the Lord will reward you.

23. Gossip brings anger just as surely as the north wind brings rain.

24. Better to live on the roof than share the house with a nagging wife.

25. Finally, hearing good news from a distant land is like a drink of cold water when you are dry and thirsty.

26. A good person who gives in to someone who is evil reminds you of a polluted spring or a poisoned well.

27. Too much honey is bad for you, and so is trying to win too much praise.

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