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;
22 For so you will heap coals of fire on his head,
(B)And the Lord will reward you.
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.
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
Proverbs 25:21-22
King James Version
21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
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Proverbs 25:21-22
English Standard Version
21 (A)If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
22 for you will heap (B)burning coals on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.
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