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If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to… — Proverbs 25:21-22

Scripture · Religious literature

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink. For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.

In the original Hebrew

אִם־רָעֵ֣ב נַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּ לָ֑חֶם וְאִם־צָ֝מֵ֗א הַשְׁקֵ֥הוּ מָֽיִם׃ כִּ֤י גֶֽחָלִ֗ים אַ֭תָּה חֹתֶ֣ה עַל־רֹאשֹׁ֑ו וַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה יְשַׁלֶּם־לָֽךְ׃

Proverbs 25:21-22
686 BC
★ 2.9
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Loving one's enemiesEnemies
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Religious literature
Medium
Scripture
Time
686 BCOld Testament Era
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 25:21-22).

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