Proverbs

Proverbs 25:21–22

²¹If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat,

and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

²²For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head,^c

and the LORD will reward you.

Footnotes

c 25:22 LXX; Hebrew For you will heap burning coals on his head; cited in Romans 12:20|ROM 12:20

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
your enemy	שֹׂ֭נַאֲךָ	śō·na·ʾă·k̲ā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8130 hate
is hungry	רָעֵ֣ב	rā·‘êḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7457 hungry
give him food	לָ֑חֶם	lā·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
to eat	הַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּ	ha·’ă·ḵi·lê·hū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H398 eat
and if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
he is thirsty	צָ֝מֵ֗א	ṣā·mê	Adjective - masculine singular	H6771 thirsty
give him water	מָֽיִם׃	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
to drink	הַשְׁקֵ֥הוּ	haš·qê·hū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אַ֭תָּה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
will heap	חֹתֶ֣ה	ḥō·ṯeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2846 snatch up
burning coals	גֶֽחָלִ֗ים	ḡe·ḥā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1513 ember
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his head	רֹאשׁ֑וֹ	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
and the LORD	וַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will reward	יְשַׁלֶּם־	yə·šal·lem-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7999 be complete, sound
you	לָֽךְ׃	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 25:21 Romans 12:20–21 · Matthew 5:44 · Proverbs 24:17 · Exodus 23:4–5 · 2 Kings 6:22 · Luke 10:33–36 · 2 Chronicles 28:15

Proverbs 25:22 2 Samuel 16:12 · Matthew 10:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.