Romans 12:20

American Standard Version (1901)

But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

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  • Prov 25:21-22 : 21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: 22 For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.
  • Matt 5:44 : 44 but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;
  • Luke 6:27 : 27 But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,
  • 2 Kgs 6:22 : 22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
  • Exod 23:4-5 : 4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, thou shalt forbear to leave him, thou shalt surely release [it] with him.
  • Song 8:6-7 : 6 Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol; The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, A very flame of Jehovah. 7 Many waters cannot quench love, Neither can floods drown it: If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, He would utterly be contemned.
  • 1 Sam 24:16-19 : 16 And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. 17 And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil. 18 And thou hast declared this day how that thou hast dealt well with me, forasmuch as when Jehovah had delivered me up into thy hand, thou killedst me not. 19 For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore Jehovah reward thee good for that which thou hast done unto me this day.
  • 1 Sam 26:21 : 21 Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David; for I will no more do thee harm, because my life was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
  • Ps 120:4 : 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper.
  • Ps 140:10 : 10 Let burning coals fall upon them: Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise.

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  • Prov 25:21-22
    2 verses
    88%

    21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

    22For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.

  • Rom 12:21
    80%

    21Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

  • Rom 12:17-19
    3 verses
    77%

    17Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men.

    18If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.

    19Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath [of God] : for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

  • Matt 5:42-44
    3 verses
    74%

    42Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

    43Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy:

    44but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

  • Luke 6:27-31
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    73%

    27But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,

    28bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.

    29To him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also.

    30Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

    31And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

  • Luke 6:35
    72%

    35But love your enemies, and do [them] good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

  • Ps 140:10
    71%

    10Let burning coals fall upon them: Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise.

  • Rom 12:14
    71%

    14Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.

  • Matt 5:38-40
    3 verses
    70%

    38Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

    39but I say unto you, resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

    40And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
    70%

    9not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
    69%

    15See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.

  • Prov 24:17
    69%

    17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;

  • 2 Thess 3:15
    69%

    15And [yet] count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

  • Ps 79:12
    69%

    12And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

  • 2 Cor 11:20
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    20For ye bear with a man, if he bringeth you into bondage, if he devoureth you, if he taketh you [captive], if he exalteth himself, if he smiteth you on the face.

  • Exod 23:4-5
    2 verses
    68%

    4If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

    5If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, thou shalt forbear to leave him, thou shalt surely release [it] with him.

  • Exod 22:6
    68%

    6If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the shocks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field are consumed; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

  • Prov 24:29
    68%

    29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.

  • Exod 21:25
    68%

    25burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

  • Ps 55:12
    68%

    12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; Then I would have hid myself from him:

  • Prov 3:30
    68%

    30Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.

  • Matt 5:23
    68%

    23If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee,

  • Deut 28:48
    67%

    48therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies that Jehovah shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

  • Jer 15:14
    67%

    14And I will make [them] to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not; for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you.

  • Prov 17:13
    67%

    13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

  • Prov 10:12
    67%

    12Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

  • Ps 21:9
    67%

    9Thou wilt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger: Jehovah will swallow them up in his wrath, And the fire shall devour them.

  • Prov 25:17
    67%

    17Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

  • Isa 58:10
    67%

    10and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in darkness, and thine obscurity be as the noonday;

  • Prov 26:21
    67%

    21[ As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.

  • Job 20:23
    67%

    23When he is about to fill his belly, [God] will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating.

  • Ps 7:4
    66%

    4If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (Yea, I have delivered him that without cause was mine adversary;)

  • Lam 3:30
    66%

    30Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him; let him be filled full with reproach.

  • Obad 1:15
    66%

    15For the day of Jehovah is near upon all the nations: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee; thy dealing shall return upon thine own head.

  • Jer 18:20
    66%

    20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.

  • Ezek 24:10
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    10Heap on the wood, make the fire hot, boil well the flesh, and make thick the broth, and let the bones be burned.

  • Luke 12:58
    66%

    58For as thou art going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him; lest haply he drag thee unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer shall cast thee into prison.

  • Deut 7:10
    66%

    10and repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.