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.
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.
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.
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.