Proverbs 25:21
If your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat; if he's thirsty, give him a drink of water.
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In The King James Version
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
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Cross References
1 Samuel 24:20Listen, I know you definitely will be king, and your rule over the kingdom of Israel will be secure.
2 Chronicles 28:15The men named above got up and took clothes from the plunder to those that had none, gave them sandals to wear, and food and drink, and put olive oil on their wounds. Those who couldn't walk any more they put on donkeys, and took them all to Jericho, the town of palms, to be close to the people of Judah.
Proverbs 24:17Don't celebrate when your enemies fall; don't be glad when they trip up,
Matthew 5:44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Romans 12:20If those who hate you are hungry, give them food; if they're thirsty, give them a drink; for by doing so you pile fiery coals on their heads.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:21
20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. 1. The absurdity here censured is singing songs to a heavy heart. Those that are in great sorrow are to be comforted by sympathizing with them, condoling with them, and concurring in their lamentation. If we take that method, the moving of our lips may assuage their grief ( Job xvi. 5 ); but we take a wrong course with them if we think to relieve them by being merry with them, and… Read the whole commentary →