Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Singing songs to a troubled heart
is like taking off clothing on a cold day
or like pouring vinegar on soda.

New American Standard Bible

Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda,
Is he who sings songs to a troubled heart.

King James Version

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.

International Standard Version

Taking your coat off when it's cold or pouring vinegar on soda that's what singing songs does to a heavy heart.

A Conservative Version

As he who takes off a garment in cold weather, [and] vinegar upon soda, so [is] he who sings songs to a heavy heart.

American Standard Version

As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.

Amplified


Like one who takes off a garment in cold weather, or like [a reactive, useless mixture of] vinegar on soda,
Is he who [thoughtlessly] sings [joyful] songs to a heavy heart.

Bible in Basic English

Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.

Darby Translation

As he that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a sad heart.

Julia Smith Translation

He removing a covering in the day of cold, and vinegar upon nitre, and he singing in songs to an evil heart.

King James 2000

As he that takes away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, so is he that sings songs to a heavy heart.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[Like] one who removes a garment on a cold day, [or like] vinegar on natron, [is] he who sings songs to a heavy heart.

Modern King James verseion

As he who takes away a garment in cold weather, as vinegar upon niter, so is he who sings songs to a heavy heart.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Whoso singeth a song to a heavy heart, clotheth him with rags in the cold, and poureth vinegar upon chalk.

NET Bible

Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

New Heart English Bible

As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

The Emphasized Bible

As splendour of dress on a cold day - vinegar upon nitre, so is a singer with songs, unto a sad heart.

Webster

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

World English Bible

As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

Youngs Literal Translation

Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, Is as vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
As he that taketh away
עדה 
`adah 
Usage: 10

בּגד 
Beged 
Usage: 217

in cold
קרה 
Qarah 
Usage: 5

יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

and as vinegar
חמץ 
Chomets 
Usage: 6

נתר 
Nether 
Usage: 2

so is he that singeth
שׁוּר שׁירo 
Shiyr 
Usage: 86

שׁירה שׁיר 
Shiyr 
Usage: 90

References

Context Readings

More Proverbs Of Solomon

19 Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult time
is like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.
20 Singing songs to a troubled heart
is like taking off clothing on a cold day
or like pouring vinegar on soda.
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;


Cross References

Romans 12:15

Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

Deuteronomy 24:12-17

If he is a poor man, you must not sleep in the garment he has given as security.

Job 24:7-10

Without clothing, they spend the night naked,
having no covering against the cold.

Psalm 137:3-4

for our captors there asked us for songs,
and our tormentors, for rejoicing:
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”

Proverbs 10:26

Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.

Ecclesiastes 3:4

a time to weep and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn and a time to dance;

Isaiah 58:7

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
to bring the poor and homeless into your house,
to clothe the naked when you see him,
and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?

Daniel 6:18

Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No diversions were brought to him, and he could not sleep.

James 2:15-16

If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food

James 5:15

The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will restore him to health; if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

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