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


In Context

18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow is the man who gives false testimony against his neighbor.

19 Like a bad tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in times of trouble.

20 Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

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

22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.

23 As a north wind brings rain, so a sly tongue brings angry looks.

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 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: