Proverbs 25:21-22

New King James Version

²¹^(A)If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
²²For so you will heap coals of fire on his head,
^(B)And the Lord will reward you.

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Proverbs 25:21-22

Amplified Bible

²¹
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;^(A)
²²
For in doing so, you will ^[a]heap coals of fire upon his head,
And the Lord will reward you.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 25:22 This expression may refer to an Egyptian custom in which a penitent man carried a pan of coals on his head as a sign of repentance. The message of these verses is the admonition to return good for evil in the hope that your enemy will be moved to repentance.

Proverbs 25:21-22

New International Version

²¹If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
²²In doing this, you will heap burning coals^(A) on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.^(B)