Proverbs 25:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. ”

Proverbs 25:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Examples of unwisdom and incongruity sharpen the point of the proverb. Pouring vinegar upon nitre or potash utterly spoils it. The effervescence caused by the mixture is perhaps taken as a type of...
Proverbs 25:20 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

[As] he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon (o) soda, so [is] he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. (o) Which melts it, and consumes it.
Proverbs 25:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

First Division. In general character this division shows a resemblance to the Sayings of the Wise, containing a number of quatrains and synthetic couplets, and but few antithetic couplets. Prov...
Proverbs 25:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

takethaway, &c. . decketh himself out in. Hebrew. 'adah. See Job 40:10 ; Ezekiel 16:11 ; Ezekiel 16:13 ; Ezekiel 23:40 ; Hosea 2:13 , i.e. he that thinks more of his appearance than his c...
Proverbs 25:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. As vinegar upon nitre - The original word נתר nather is what is known...
Proverbs 25:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Confidence in an unfaithful man— Houbigant renders this verse, As a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint, is the protection of a wicked man in calamity; he will even take away the garment in cold...
Proverbs 25:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. (As) he that taketh away a garment (an outer or upper garment) in c...
Proverbs 25:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Courts. Quarrels 1-7. relate to kings and courts.
Proverbs 25:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

As vinegar upon nitre, by which the nitre is rendered useless. Is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. — Not the true sympathy advised by St. Paul. ( Romans 12:15 .)
Proverbs 25:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 26 THE KING "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter. The heaven for height and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearch...
Proverbs 25:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Self-Control and Kindliness Proverbs 25:15-28 In this paragraph we have good advice as to our dealings with the varied characters with whom we are forced into daily contact. Here is a man hard...
Proverbs 25:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We now come to the second collection of the proverbs of Solomon. These, as the title specifically declares, constitute a posthumous collection gathered in the days of Hezekiah. Speaking generally, th...
Proverbs 25:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. Confidence...
Proverbs 25:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

[As] he that taketh away a garment in cold weather ,.... Either takes it off of himself, or another person, when it would be rather more proper to put another garment on, and so is exposed to the in...
Proverbs 25:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 25:20 [As] he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon nitre, so [is] he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. Ver. 20. As he that taketh away a garment in cold...
Proverbs 25:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather When it is most necessary; and as vinegar upon nitre Producing an effervescence through the contrariety of their qualities; so is he that singeth...
Proverbs 25:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

In This CHAPTER, forming the first section, necessarily affirms the basic principles of true unity, which is absolutely essential to recovery. For departure is the very breeding-ground of division, -...
Proverbs 25:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. 1. The absurdity here censured is singing songs...
Proverbs 25:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In cold weather, when it is most seasonable and necessary. As vinegar upon nitre, which dissolves the nitre, and makes it useless and ineffectual. So is he, he is no less absurd and impertinent...
Proverbs 25:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 25:19 . Foot out of joint . Rather “ An unsteady foot .” Proverbs 25:20 . Nitre . “ Not the substance we now understand by nitre—i.e., nitrate of potassa (saltpetre),...
Proverbs 25:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 25:1 . These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah copied out. Solomon wrote three thousand proverbs, and a thousand and five songs. 1 Kings 4:32 . The supplement to th...
Proverbs 25:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house. Bad neighbours Here are four kinds. I. The intrusive. It is pleasant to be visited by a neighbour whose interest is genuine. Two evils accrue to...
Proverbs 25:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Verse 1-29:27 Part VI. SECOND GREAT COLLECTION OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS , gathered by "the men of Hezekiah," in which wisdom is set forth as the greatest blessing to the...
Proverbs 25:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

True Wisdom the Highest Good of Kings and Subjects.
Proverbs 25:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 6:18 ; Deuteronomy 24:12-17 ; Ecclesiastes 3:4 ; Isaiah 58:7 ; James 2:15 ; James 2:16 ; James 5:15 ; Job 24:7-10 ; Proverbs 10:26 ; Psalms 137:3 ; Psalms 137:4 ; Romans 12:15
Proverbs 25:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

As vinegar — Which dissolves the nitre, and makes it useless and ineffectual.

Proverbs 25:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 25:20 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 25:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 25:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 25:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 25:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 25:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 25:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 25:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 25:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 25:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 25:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 25:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 25:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 25:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 25:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 25:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 25:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 25:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 25:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 25:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 25:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 25:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 25:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 25:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 25:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes