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


In Context

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

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.

Proverbs 25:21 in Other Translations

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 Darby Bible Translation 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: