Proverbs
Proverbs 25:21
21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.