Proverbs 25:21
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If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him water to drink:

Proverbs 24:17 When thy enemy shall fall, be not glad, and in his ruin let not thy heart rejoice:

Exodus 23:4,5 If thou meet thy enemy's ox or ass going astray, bring it back to him. . . .

Matthew 5:44 But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you:

Luke 10:33-36 But a certain Samaritan, being on his journey, came near him: and seeing him, was moved with compassion: . . .

Romans 12:20,21 But if the enemy be hungry, give him to eat; if he thirst, give him to drink. For, doing this, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. . . .

Context
More Proverbs of Solomon
20And one that looseth his garment in cold weather. As vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a very evil heart. As a moth doth by a garment, and a worm by the wood: so the sadness of a man consumeth the heart. 21If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him water to drink:22For thou shalt heap hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will reward thee.…
Cross References
Matthew 5:44
But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you:

Romans 12:20
But if the enemy be hungry, give him to eat; if he thirst, give him to drink. For, doing this, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

Exodus 23:4
If thou meet thy enemy's ox or ass going astray, bring it back to him.

Exodus 23:5
If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lie underneath his burden, thou shalt not pass by, but shalt lift him up with him.

2 Kings 6:22
And he said: Thou shalt not kill them: for thou didst not take them with thy sword, or thy bow, that thou mayst kill them: but set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

2 Chronicles 28:15
And the men, whom we mentioned above, rose up and took the captives, and with the spoils clothed all them that were naked: and when they had clothed and shod them, and refreshed them with meat and drink, and anointed them because of their labour, and had taken care of them, they set such of them as could not walk, and were feeble, upon beasts, and brought them to Jericho the city of palm trees to their brethren, and they returned to Samaria.

Proverbs 25:20
And one that looseth his garment in cold weather. As vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a very evil heart. As a moth doth by a garment, and a worm by the wood: so the sadness of a man consumeth the heart.

Lexicon
If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

your enemy
שֹׂ֭נַאֲךָ (na·’ă·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8130: To hate

is hungry,
רָעֵ֣ב (rā·‘êḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7456: To be hungry

give him food
לָ֑חֶם (lā·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3899: Food, bread, grain

to eat,
הַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּ (ha·’ă·ḵi·lê·hū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

and if
וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

he is thirsty,
צָ֝מֵ֗א (ṣā·mê)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6771: Thirsty

give him water
מָֽיִם׃ (mā·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

to drink.
הַשְׁקֵ֥הוּ (haš·qê·hū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8248: To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to


Additional Translations
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.If your enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

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

If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;

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

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

If thy enemy shall hunger, give him bread to eat; and if he shall thirst, give him water to drink:

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

If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.
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