Proverbs 25:22

כִּי גֶֽחָלִים אַתָּה חֹתֶה עַל ־ רֹאשׁוֹ וַֽיהוָה יְשַׁלֶּם ־ לָֽךְ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

21אִם ־ רָעֵב שֹׂנַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵהוּ לָחֶם וְאִם ־ צָמֵא הַשְׁקֵהוּ מָֽיִם ׃

23רוּחַ צָפוֹן תְּחוֹלֵֽל גָּשֶׁם וּפָנִים נִזְעָמִים לְשׁוֹן סָֽתֶר ׃

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Cross References

2 Samuel 16:12אוּלַי יִרְאֶה יְהוָה בעוני וְהֵשִׁיב יְהוָה לִי טוֹבָה תַּחַת קִלְלָתוֹ הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה ׃

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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