Proverbs 25:21

“If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Proverbs 25:21

If thine enemie be hungry, giue him bread to eate: and if hee be thirstie, giue him water to drinke.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Proverbs chapter 25

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
- New American Standard Version (1995)

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
- American Standard Version (1901)

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

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

If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him water to drink:
- Douay Rheims Bible

If thy enemy shall hunger, give him bread to eat; and if he shall thirst, give him water to drink:
- Webster's Bible

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

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

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Leirip Takal's comment on 2011-05-09 15:27:36:

I like this verse very much. When we are angry with our enemies we tend to give negative answers to their attitudes rather than give them positive anssers. For example: if the Sunday School kid asks a teacher 'why is it that we do not have a Sunday school class this Sunday'? Usually, the teacher answers negatively, this is because he/she is not happy with the cancellation of the s/school class. What I am saying here is, the teacher does not give a child the right answer or explanation! This means that the teacher does not give a child a right food to eat nor a right water to drink!!! Thanks. Leirip Takal

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