Proverbs 25:22

for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and Yahweh will reward you.

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for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

BSB

For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

KJV

For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

ASV

For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.

BBE

For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.

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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.

The same words or events elsewhere, including Old Testament passages quoted in the New.

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