Proverbs 25:22
For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
Berean Standard Bible
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, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
23As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:12Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.”
1 Corinthians 15:18Then those also who have 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 →