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New American Standard Bible (©1995)
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.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Like taking off a coat on a cold day or pouring vinegar on baking soda, so is singing songs to one who has an evil heart. King James 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. Jump to Previous Occurrence
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Acid Clothing Cold Garment Heart Heavy Makes Melody Nitre Poured Sad Singer Singeth Sings Soda Songs Troubled Vinegar Weather Wound Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Verse 20 1. The absurdity here censured is singing songs to a heavy heart. Those that are in great sorrow are to be comforted by sympathizing with them, condoling with them, and concurring in their lamentation. If we take that method, the moving of our lips may assuage their grief (Job 16:5); but we take a wrong course with them if we think to relieve them by being merry with them, and endeavouring to make them merry; for it adds to their grief to see their friends so little concerned for them; it puts them upon ripping up the causes of their grief, and aggravating them, and makes them harden themselves in sorrow against the assaults of mirth. 2. The absurdities this is compared to are, taking away a garment from a man in cold weather, which makes him colder, and pouring vinegar upon nitre, which, like water upon lime, puts it into a ferment; so improper, so incongruous, is it to sing pleasant songs to one that is of a sorrowful spirit. Some read it in a contrary sense: As he that puts on a garment in cold weather warms the body, or as vinegar upon nitre dissolves it, so he that sings songs of comfort to a person in sorrow refreshes him and dispels his grief. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: a away cold day garment he heart heavy is Like off on one or poured sings soda songs takes to troubled vinegar who Bible Browser | 
