Proverbs

Proverbs 25:22

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

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.