Proverbs 25:22

For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward thee.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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, and a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 16:12It may be that the LORD will look on mine eye, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing of me this day.'

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 →

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