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Proverbs 25

Prov. 25:25 KJV (With Strong’s)

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As cold
qar (Hebrew #7119)
cool; figuratively, quiet
KJV usage: cold, excellent (from the margin).
Pronounce: kar
Origin: contracted from an unused root meaning to chill
waters
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
to a thirsty
`ayeph (Hebrew #5889)
languid
KJV usage: faint, thirsty, weary.
Pronounce: aw-yafe'
Origin: from 5888
soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
, so is good
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
news
shmuw`ah (Hebrew #8052)
something heard, i.e. an announcement
KJV usage: bruit, doctrine, fame, mentioned, news, report, rumor, tidings.
Pronounce: sehm-oo-aw'
Origin: feminine passive participle of 8074
from a far
merchaq (Hebrew #4801)
remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar
KJV usage: (a-, dwell in, very) far (country, off). See also 1023.
Pronounce: mer-khawk'
Origin: : from 7368
country
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
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Gen. 21:16‑19• 16And she went and sat down over against [him] about a bowshot; for she said, I will not look on the death of the child. And she sat over against [him], and lifted up her voice and wept.
 17And God heard the lad's voice; and God's angel called to Hagar out of the heavens, and said to her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Fear not; for God hath heard the lad's voice there where he is.
 18Arise, take the lad, and hold him in thy hand, for a great nation will I make him.
 19And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water, and she went and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. (Gen. 21:16‑19)
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Ex. 17:2‑3,6• 2And the people contended with Moses, and said, Give us water, that we may drink! And Moses said to them, Why do ye dispute with me? Why do ye tempt Jehovah?
 3And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Why is it that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
 6Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock on Horeb; and thou shalt strike the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so before the eyes of the elders of Israel. (Ex. 17:2‑3,6)
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Judg. 15:18‑19• 18And he was sore athirst, and called on Jehovah, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
 19But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof En-hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day. (Judg. 15:18‑19)
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2 Sam. 23:15• 15And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate! (2 Sam. 23:15)
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Psa. 42:1‑2• 1To the chief musician; Maschil, for the sons of Korah.{HR}As the hart longeth after the brooks of water,{HR}So my soul longeth after thee, Ο God.
 2My soul hath thirsted for God, for the living God:{HR}When shall I come and appear before God? (Psa. 42:1‑2)
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Psa. 63:1• 1A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.{HR}O God, my God [art] thou;{HR}Early will I seek thee.{HR}For thee thirsteth my soul,{HR}For thee longeth my flesh,{HR}In a land dry and weary without water; (Psa. 63:1)
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Isa. 55:1• 1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come ye, buy and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. (Isa. 55:1)
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Jer. 18:14• 14Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken? (Jer. 18:14)
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John 7:37• 37Now in the last, the great, day of the feast Jesus stood and cried, saying, If anyone thirst, let him come unto me and drink. (John 7:37)
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Rev. 21:6• 6And he said to me, They are done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To him that is athirst I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely. (Rev. 21:6)
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Rev. 22:17• 17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come; and let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come; let him that willeth take life's water freely. (Rev. 22:17)
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Prov. 15:30• 30That which enlighteneth the eyes rejoiceth the heart;{HR}Good tidings make the bones fat. (Prov. 15:30)
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Isa. 52:7• 7How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! (Isa. 52:7)
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Nah. 1:15• 15Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off. (Nah. 1:15)
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Luke 2:10‑11• 10And the angel said to them, Fear not, for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people,
 11for unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ [the] Lord. (Luke 2:10‑11)
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Rom. 10:15• 15and how preach unless they have been sent? According as it is written, “How beautiful the feet of those that announce glad tidings of peace, of those that announce glad tidings of good things!” (Rom. 10:15)
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1 Tim. 1:15• 15Faithful [is] the word and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. (1 Tim. 1:15)
• The glorious gospel of the blessed God is, above all else, that good news from a far country, which is to the thirsty soul like a draft of clear sparkling water from a cold spring. (“Proverbs Twenty-Five” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

W. Kelly Translation

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Cold waters to a thirsty soul—{HR}So good news from a far country.