Proverbs 25:21

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

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

BSB

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

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:

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Matthew Henry · Verses 21–22

The precept to love even our enemies is an Old Testament commandment. Our Saviour has shown his own great example in loving us when we were enemies.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.