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Proverbs 25:21
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
Proverbs 25:21 · World English Bible
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Proverbs 25:21 in other translations
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink:
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In context
18 A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
19 Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a lame foot.
20 As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
23 The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
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