Proverbs 25:22
For thou will heap coals of fire upon his head, and LORD will reward thee.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
In Context
21If thine enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
23The north wind brings forth rain. So does a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:12It may be that LORD will look on the wrong done to me, and that LORD will reward me good for [his] cursing of me this day.
1 Corinthians 15:18Then also those who slept in Christ have perished.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:22-23
Forgiveness of Enemies. 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. 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… Read the whole commentary →