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


In Context

18 A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.

19 A broken tooth, and a tottering foot, is confidence in an unfaithful man in the day of trouble.

20 As he that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a sad 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 Jehovah shall reward thee.

23 The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

Proverbs 25:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:21If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him water to drink:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:21If thy enemy shall hunger, give him bread to eat; and if he shall thirst, give him water to drink:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:21If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:21If your enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: