Proverbs 25:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:”

Proverbs 25:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 25:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 25:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;”

Proverbs 25:21 — World English Bible

Proverbs 25:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: ”

Proverbs 25:21 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 25:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.”

Proverbs 25:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 25:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: ”

Proverbs 25:21 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 25:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If hee that hateth thee be hungry, giue him bread to eate, and if he be thirstie, giue him water to drinke.”

Proverbs 25:21 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 25:21 in Context — Proverbs 25

19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.

23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

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What Does Proverbs 25:21 Mean?

Proverbs 25:21 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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