Proverbs 25:22

For you are putting coals on his head, || And YHWH gives repayment to you.

Literal Standard 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 he who is hating you hungers, cause him to eat bread, || And if he thirsts, cause him to drink water.

23A north wind brings forth rain, || And a secret tongue—indignant faces.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 16:12it may be YHWH looks on my affliction, and YHWH has turned back good to me for his reviling this day.”

1 Corinthians 15:18then, also, those having fallen asleep in Christ 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 →

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