Proverbs Chapter 25 verse 21 Holy Bible
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
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If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:
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If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
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If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
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If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; If he is thirsty, give him water to drink:
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If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 21, 22. - This famous tetrastrich is reproduced (with the exception of the fourth line) from the Septuagint by St. Paul (Romans 12:20). Verse 21. - The traditional hatred of enemies is here strongly repudiated (see Proverbs 24:17, 18, and notes there). Thus Elisha treated the Syrians, introduced blindly into the midst of Samaria, ordering the King of Israel to set bread and water before them, and to send them away unharmed (2 Kings 6:22). "Punish your enemy by benefiting him," say the Arabs, though they are far from practising the injunction; "Sweet words break the bones;" "Bread and salt humble even a robber," say the Russians.
