Proverbs 25:22
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
King James Version
In Context
21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
23The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:12It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
1 Corinthians 15:18Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:22-23
Forgiveness of Enemies. 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. By this it appears that, however the scribes and Pharisees had corrupted the law, not only the commandment of loving our brethren, but even that of loving our enemies, was not only a new, but also an old commandment, an Old-Testament commandment, though our Saviour has given it to us with the new enforcement of… Read the whole commentary →