Proverbs Chapter 25 verse 25 Holy Bible
`As' cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.
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As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.
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[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
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As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
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Like cold water to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.
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`As' cold waters for a weary soul, So `is' a good report from a far country.
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Proverbs 25 : 25 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 25. - As cold waters to a thirsty soul. The particle of comparison is not in this first clause in the Hebrew. (For "cold waters," comp. Jeremiah 18:14.) So is good news from a far country. The nostalgia of an exile, and the craving for tidings of him felt by his friends at home, are like a parching thirst. The relief to the latter, when they receive good news of the wanderer, is as refreshing as a draught of cool water to a fainting, weary man. We do not know that the Hebrews were great travellers in those days; but any communication from a distant country would be very uncertain in arriving at its destination, and would at any rate take a long time in transmission, in most cases there would be nothing to rest upon but vague report, or a message carried by some travelling merchant. There is a somewhat similar proverb found at Ver. 13 and Proverbs 15:30. The ancient commentators have seen in this news from a distant country the announcement of Christ's birth by the angels at Bethlehem, or the preaching of the gospel that tells of the joys of heaven, the land that is very far off (Isaiah 33:17).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(25) Good news from a far country.--This is suggestive of the little communication which in old times took place between distant countries.