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Proverbs 25:22
| ← Proverbs 25:21 | Proverbs 25:22 (KJV) | Proverbs 25:23 → |
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If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
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For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
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The north wind driveth away rain: so [doth] an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
For thou shalt heapH2846 coals of fireH1513 upon his headH7218, and the LORDH3068 shall rewardH7999 thee.
Original Hebrew
כִּי גֶחָלִים אַתָּה חֹתֶה עַל־רֹאשֹׁו וַיהוָה יְשַׁלֶּם־לָךְ׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
כִּ֤י |
ki | H3588 | HC | for |
גֶֽחָלִ֗ים |
ge.cha.Lim | H1513 | HNcbpa | burning coals |
אַ֭תָּה |
'A.tah | H859 | HPp2ms | you |
חֹתֶ֣ה |
cho.Teh | H2846 | HVqrmsa | (will) snatch up |
עַל |
'al- | H5921 | HR | on |
רֹאשׁ֑/וֹ |
ro.Sh/o | H7218 | HNcmsc/Sp3ms | head/ his |
וַֽ֝/יהוָ֗ה |
va./Yah.weh | H3068 | HC/Np | and/ Yahweh |
יְשַׁלֶּם |
ye.sha.lem- | H7999 | HVpi3ms | he will repay |
לָֽ/ךְ |
La/kh | HR/Sp2fs | to/ you |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H1513 — גֶּחֶל (gechel, geh'-khel): or (feminine) גַּחֶלֶת; from an unused root meaning to glow or kindle; an ember; (burning) coal.
- H2846 — חָתָה (châthâh, khaw-thaw'): a primitive root; to lay hold of; especially to pick up fire; heap, take (away).
- H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
- H7218 — רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh, roshe): from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.); band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
- H7999 — שָׁלַם (shâlam, shaw-lam'): a primitive root; to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications); make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-) pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace(-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper(-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, [idiom] surely.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H859 — אַתָּה (ʼattâh, at-taw'): or (shortened); אַתָּ; or אַת; feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי; plural masculine אַתֶּם; feminine אַתֶּן; or אַתֵּנָהlemma אתֵּנָה missing vowel, corrected to אַתֵּנָה; or אַתֵּנָּה; a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- the Lord — 2 Samuel 16:12, Matthew 10:13, 1 Corinthians 15:18
Reciprocal references (9): 1 Samuel 24:19, 2 Kings 6:22, 2 Kings 6:23, 2 Chronicles 28:15, Proverbs 24:29, Matthew 5:44, Luke 6:27, Luke 10:34, Romans 12:20
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: SOCIAL LIFE
- Nave’s: BENEFICENCE, COAL, ENEMY, FORGIVENESS, QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS
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