Proverbs 25:22
For you will gather hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will repay you.
Catholic Public Domain 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 your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
23The north wind brings forth the rain, and a sorrowful face brings forth a detracting tongue.
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:12Perhaps the Lord may look with favor upon my affliction, and the Lord may repay me good, in place of the cursing of this day.”
1 Corinthians 15:18Then, too, those who have fallen asleep in Christ would 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 →