KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Proverbs 25:25 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “As” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “cold” | קָ֭רִים | Cool; figuratively, quiet | cold |
| “waters” | מַ֣יִם | Water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen | waters |
| “to” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | to |
| “a thirsty” | עֲיֵפָ֑ה | Languid | thirsty |
| “soul,” | נֶ֣פֶשׁ | Properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) | soul |
| “so good” | ט֝וֹבָ֗ה | 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) | good |
| “is” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “news” | וּשְׁמוּעָ֥ה | Something heard, i.e., an announcement | news |
| “from a far” | מֶרְחָֽק׃ | Remoteness, i.e., (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar | far |
| “country.” | מֵאֶ֥רֶץ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | country |
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23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
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