Proverbs 25:11-28

A word spoken at the right time is like gold apples in silver settings.  A wise correction to a receptive ear  is like a gold ring or an ornament of gold. To those who send him, a trustworthy envoy is like the coolness of snow on a harvest day; he refreshes the life of his masters.  The one who boasts about a gift that does not exist is like clouds and wind without rain.  A ruler can be persuaded through patience, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.  If you find honey,  eat only what you need; otherwise, you’ll get sick from it and vomit.  Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house; otherwise, he’ll get sick of you and hate you. A person giving false testimony against his neighbor  is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.  Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult time is like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.  Singing songs to a troubled heart is like taking off clothing on a cold day or like pouring vinegar on soda.  , If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,  for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.  The north wind produces rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks. Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.  Good news from a distant land is like cold water to a parched throat.  , A righteous person who yields to the wicked  is like a muddied spring or a polluted well.  It is not good to eat too much honey  or to seek glory after glory.  , A person who does not control his temper  is like a city whose wall is broken down.