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Proverbs 25

Prov. 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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Ex. 23:4‑5• 4If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
 5If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him. (Ex. 23:4‑5)
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Matt. 5:44• 44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; (Matt. 5:44)
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Rom. 12:20• 20Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. (Rom. 12:20)

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Prov. 24:17• 17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: (Prov. 24:17)
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Ex. 23:4‑5• 4If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
 5If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him. (Ex. 23:4‑5)
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Matt. 5:44• 44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; (Matt. 5:44)
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Luke 10:33‑36• 33But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
 34And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
 35And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
 36Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves? (Luke 10:33‑36)
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Rom. 12:20‑21• 20Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
 21Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. (Rom. 12:20‑21)
• {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: