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Proverbs 25

Pr. 25:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Ifm thine enemy
sane' (Hebrew #8130)
to hate (personally)
KJV usage: enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, X utterly.
Pronounce: saw-nay'
Origin: a primitive root
be hungry
ra`eb (Hebrew #7457)
hungry (more or less intensely)
KJV usage: hunger bitten, hungry.
Pronounce: raw-abe'
Origin: from 7456
, give him bread
lechem (Hebrew #3899)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
KJV usage: ((shew-))bread, X eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals. See also 1036.
Pronounce: lekh'-em
Origin: from 3898
to eat
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
; and if he be thirsty
tsame' (Hebrew #6771)
thirsty (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: (that) thirst(-eth, -y).
Pronounce: tsaw-may'
Origin: from 6770
, give him water
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
to drink
shaqah (Hebrew #8248)
to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
KJV usage: cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See 7937, 8354.
Pronounce: shaw-kaw'
Origin: a primitive root
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Ministry on This Verse

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 {v.21-22} These are the verses quoted, with the exception of the last clause, by the apostle Paul in Romans 12:21. He there takes them verbatim from the Septuagint. (Proverbs Twenty-Five by H.A. Ironside)
 Vengeance is to be far from the thoughts of the saint. He is to show grace and compassion even to his enemies, losing no opportunity to minister to their need. By so doing, the fire of love will soften their angry feelings, and the Lord’s reward will be upon the soul who thus imitates his Master. (Proverbs Twenty-Five by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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