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description: "\"If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire\" — Read Proverbs 25:21-23 in the King James Version (KJV) with commentary, cross references, and Greek/Hebrew lexicon."
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## Proverbs 25:21-23 in Context (Verses 18–26 KJV)
 
 [18 ](/kjv/proverbs/25/18) A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour *is* a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
 
 [19 ](/kjv/proverbs/25/19) Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble *is like* a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
 
 [20 ](/kjv/proverbs/25/20) *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 ](/kjv/proverbs/25/21) If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
 
 [22 ](/kjv/proverbs/25/22) For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
 
 [23 ](/kjv/proverbs/25/23) The north wind driveth away rain: so *doth* an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.*
 
 [24 ](/kjv/proverbs/25/24) *It is* better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
 
 [25 ](/kjv/proverbs/25/25) *As* cold waters to a thirsty soul, so *is* good news from a far country.
 
 [26 ](/kjv/proverbs/25/26) A righteous man falling down before the wicked *is as* a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
 
[Proverbs 24](/kjv/proverbs/24) [Proverbs 26](/kjv/proverbs/26)

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