The Congregational Pulpit Proverbs 25:25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. Our interest in tidings from a far country may be based on many considerations. 1. We may be interested in the novelty and the strangeness of the information which reaches us about a foreign country, and the more so if any of our friends have been engaged in the exploration — e.g., Columbus returning from America, or Captain Cook from the South Seas. 2. If we have received any great possessions from that country: as Solomon hearing about India and China, when his merchants returned with gold, etc., from that country. 3. If any great stranger or dear friend has come from it — e.g., Solomon, hearing about Sheba or Egypt; or the English about Sardinia, when the king came over. 4. If any of our friends are there now — e.g., as news from Australia, America, or any other country, where we have friends. If it be good news, how it revives and cheers us! Perhaps our friends are doing business for us successfully. (The Congregational Pulpit.) Parallel Verses KJV: As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.WEB: Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. |
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