Proverbs 25:25
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As cold water to a thirsty soul, so are good tidings from a far country.

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Genesis 21:16-19 And she went her way, and sat over against him a great way off, as far as a bow can carry, for she said: I will not see the boy die: and sitting over against, she lifted up her voice and wept. . . .

Ecclesiastes 1:7 All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea doth not overflow: unto the place from whence the rivers come, they return, to flow again.

Ecclesiastes 2:3,6 I thought in my heart, to withdraw my flesh from wine, that I might turn my mind to wisdom, and might avoid folly, till I might see what was profitable for the children of men: and what they ought to do under the sun, all the days of their life. . . .

Judges 15:18,19 And being very thirsty, he cried to the Lord, and said: Thou hast given this very great deliverance and victory into the hand of thy servant: and behold I die for thirst, and shall fall into the hands of the uncircumcised. . . .

2 Samuel 23:15 And David longed, and said: O that some man would get me a drink of the water out of the cistern, that is in Bethlehem, by the gate.

Psalm 42:1,2 Unto the end, understanding for the sons of Core. [2] As the hart panteth after the fountains of water; so my soul panteth after thee, O God. . . .

Psalm 63:1 A psalm of David while he was in the desert of Edom. [2] O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways!

Isaiah 55:1 All you that thirst, come to the waters: and you that have no money make haste, buy, and eat: come ye, buy wine and milk without money, and without any price.

Jeremiah 18:14 Shall the snow of Libanus fail from the rock of the field? or can the cold waters that gush out and run down, be taken away?

John 7:37 And on the last, and great day of the festivity, Jesus stood and cried, saying: If any man thirst, let him come to me and drink.

Revelation 21:6 And he said to me: It is done. I am Alpha and Omega: the Beginning and the End. To him that thirsteth, I will give of the fountain of the water of life, freely.

Revelation 22:17 And the spirit and the bride say: Come. And he that heareth, let him say: Come. And he that thirsteth, let him come. And he that will, let him take the water of life, freely.

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Nahum 1:15 Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, and that preacheth peace: O Juda, keep thy festivals, and pay thy vows: for Belial shall no more pass through thee again, he is utterly cut off.

Luke 2:10,11 And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy that shall be to all the people: . . .

Romans 10:15 And how shall they preach unless they be sent, as it is written: How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, of them that bring glad tidings of good things?

1 Timothy 1:15 A faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the chief.

Context
More Proverbs of Solomon
24It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop: than with a brawling woman, and in a common house. 25As cold water to a thirsty soul, so are good tidings from a far country.26A just man falling down before the wicked, is as a fountain troubled with the foot and a corrupted spring.…
Cross References
Proverbs 15:30
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the soul: a good name maketh the bones fat.

Proverbs 25:26
A just man falling down before the wicked, is as a fountain troubled with the foot and a corrupted spring.

Lexicon
[Like] cold
קָ֭רִים (qā·rîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7119: Cool, quiet

water
מַ֣יִם (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

to
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

a weary
עֲיֵפָ֑ה (‘ă·yê·p̄āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5889: Faint, weary

soul
נֶ֣פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

[is] good
ט֝וֹבָ֗ה (ṭō·w·ḇāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

news
וּשְׁמוּעָ֥ה (ū·šə·mū·‘āh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8052: Something heard, an announcement

from a distant
מֶרְחָֽק׃ (mer·ḥāq)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4801: Remoteness, a distant place, from afar

land.
מֵאֶ֥רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land


Additional Translations
Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

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

As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.

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

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

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

Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

As cold waters for a weary soul, So is a good report from a far country.
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