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Proverbs 25:21-22 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 25 · verses 21–22
21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: 22For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.Proverbs 25:21-22 · King James Version
Proverbs 25:21-22 in context
19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
23The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
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Key words (Strong's)
- thirstytsâmêʼthirstyH6771 →
- hungryrâʻêbhungryH7457 →
- enemysânêʼto hateH8130 →
- breadlechemfood , especially bread, or grainH3899 →
- watermayimwaterH4325 →
- heapchâthâhto lay hold ofH2846 →
- firegechelan emberH1513 →
- headrôʼshthe head , whether literal or figurativeH7218 →
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By this it appears that, however the scribes and Pharisees had corrupted the law, not only the commandment of loving our brethren, but even that of loving our enemies, was not only a new, but also an old commandment, an Old Testament commandment, though our Saviour has given it to us with the new enforcement of his…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 21-22