Proverbs 25:21

More Proverbs Of Solomon

²⁰ Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda,
Is he who sings songs to a troubled heart.
²¹ If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
²² For you will heap burning coals on his head,
And the Lord will reward you.

If Your Enemy is Hungry

Your Enemy

Exodus 23:4-5

“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey wandering away, you shall surely return it to him.

Matthew 5:44

But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

2 Kings 6:22

He answered, “You shall not kill them. Would you kill those you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master.”

2 Chronicles 28:15

Then the men who were designated by name arose, took the captives, and they clothed all their naked ones from the spoil; and they gave them clothes and sandals, fed them and gave them drink, anointed them with oil, led all their feeble ones on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers; then they returned to Samaria.

Proverbs 24:17

Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;

Luke 10:33-36

But a Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion,

Romans 12:20-21

“But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”