Commentaire sur Les Proverbes 25:25: Rachi, Rambam, Ibn Ezra et plus

מַ֣יִם קָ֭רִים עַל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ עֲיֵפָ֑ה וּשְׁמוּעָ֥ה ט֝וֹבָ֗ה מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מֶרְחָֽק׃

De l’eau fraîche sur un corps fatigué, telle une bonne nouvelle venant d’un pays lointain.

Rashi on Proverbs

to a faint soul It [cold water] is accustomed to revive a faint soul.

Rashi on Proverbs

so is good news That too is equal to it, and so was it with Jacob (Gen. 45:27): “And the spirit of Jacob their father was revived.”