Proverbs 25:22
For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.
ASV Byzantine Text
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 be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
23The north wind bringeth forth rain; So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:12It may be that Jehovah will look on the wrong done unto me, and that Jehovah will requite me good for his cursing of me this day.
1 Corinthians 15:18Then they also that are fallen asleep 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 →