Verse Comparison: Proverbs 25:20
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® Bible
He who sings songs to a heavy heart is like him who lays off a garment in cold weather {and} like vinegar upon soda.
Contemporary English Version
Singing to someone in deep sorrow is like pouring vinegar in an open cut.
Darby English Version
[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.
Good News Bible
Singing to a person who is depressed is like taking off a person's clothes on a cold day or like rubbing salt in a wound.
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.
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.
New International Version
Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day,
or like vinegar poured on soda,
is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
New King James Version
Like one who takes away a garment in cold weather,
And like vinegar on soda,
Is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He who sings songs to a troubled heart resembles one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda,
Revised Standard Version
He who sings songs to a heavy heart is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, and like vinegar on a wound.
Young's 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.