Proverbs 25:21

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If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 23:4-5 : 4 “If you encounter your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, you must by all means return it to him. 5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen under its load, you must not ignore him, but be sure to help him with it.
  • Matt 5:44 : 44 But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,
  • Rom 12:20-21 : 20 Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head. 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
  • Prov 24:17 : 17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice,
  • 2 Chr 28:15 : 15 Men were assigned to take the prisoners and find clothes among the plunder for those who were naked. So they clothed them, supplied them with sandals, gave them food and drink, and provided them with oil to rub on their skin. They put the ones who couldn’t walk on donkeys. They brought them back to their brothers at Jericho, the city of date palm trees, and then returned to Samaria.
  • Luke 10:33-36 : 33 But a Samaritan who was traveling came to where the injured man was, and when he saw him, he felt compassion for him. 34 He went up to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring olive oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper, saying,‘Take care of him, and whatever else you spend, I will repay you when I come back this way.’ 36 Which of these three do you think became a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”
  • 2 Kgs 6:22 : 22 He replied,“Do not strike them down! You did not capture them with your sword or bow, so what gives you the right to strike them down? Give them some food and water, so they can eat and drink and then go back to their master.”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Rom 12:19-21
    3 verses
    88%

    19Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written,“Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

    20Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head.

    21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

  • Prov 25:22
    81%

    22for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

  • Job 22:7
    75%

    7You gave the weary no water to drink and from the hungry you withheld food.

  • Matt 5:42-44
    3 verses
    73%

    42Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you.

    43Love for Enemies“You have heard that it was said,‘Love your neighbor’ and‘hate your enemy.’

    44But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,

  • Matt 25:35
    72%

    35For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,

  • Matt 25:42
    72%

    42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink.

  • Exod 23:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4“If you encounter your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, you must by all means return it to him.

    5If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen under its load, you must not ignore him, but be sure to help him with it.

  • Isa 58:10
    71%

    10You must actively help the hungry and feed the oppressed. Then your light will dispel the darkness, and your darkness will be transformed into noonday.

  • Prov 11:25
    71%

    25A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.

  • Ps 80:5
    71%

    5You have given them tears as food; you have made them drink tears by the measure.

  • Matt 25:37
    71%

    37Then the righteous will answer him,‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

  • Prov 22:9
    71%

    9A generous person will be blessed, for he has given some of his food to the poor.

  • Luke 6:35
    70%

    35But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.

  • Prov 24:17
    70%

    17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice,

  • Luke 6:27
    70%

    27“But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

  • Deut 28:48
    69%

    48instead in hunger, thirst, nakedness, and poverty you will serve your enemies whom the LORD will send against you. They will place an iron yoke on your neck until they have destroyed you.

  • Prov 25:17
    69%

    17Don’t set foot too frequently in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.

  • 2 Kgs 6:22
    69%

    22He replied,“Do not strike them down! You did not capture them with your sword or bow, so what gives you the right to strike them down? Give them some food and water, so they can eat and drink and then go back to their master.”

  • 1 Sam 24:19
    69%

    19Now if a man finds his enemy, does he send him on his way in good shape? May the LORD repay you with good this day for what you have done to me.

  • Isa 58:7
    69%

    7I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood!

  • Prov 25:20
    69%

    20Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

  • Luke 6:29-31
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    69%

    29To the person who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other as well, and from the person who takes away your coat, do not withhold your tunic either.

    30Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your possessions back from the person who takes them away.

    31Treat others in the same way that you would want them to treat you.

  • Prov 23:6-7
    2 verses
    69%

    6Do not eat the food of a stingy person, do not crave his delicacies;

    7for he is like someone who has calculated the cost in his mind.“Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you;

  • Ps 7:4
    68%

    4or have wronged my ally, or helped his lawless enemy,

  • Prov 3:30
    68%

    30Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause, if he has not treated you wrongly.

  • Matt 5:40
    68%

    40And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your coat also.

  • Prov 24:29
    68%

    29Do not say,“I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will pay him back according to what he has done.”

  • Prov 23:2
    68%

    2and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite.

  • Isa 21:14
    68%

    14Bring out some water for the thirsty. You who live in the land of Tema, bring some food for the fugitives.

  • Prov 6:30
    68%

    30People do not despise a thief when he steals to fulfill his need when he is hungry.

  • Job 20:23
    68%

    23“While he is filling his belly, God sends his burning anger against him, and rains down his blows upon him.

  • Mark 9:41
    68%

    41For I tell you the truth, whoever gives you a cup of water because you bear Christ’s name will never lose his reward.

  • Prov 16:7
    68%

    7When a person’s ways are pleasing to the LORD, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.

  • Ezek 18:16
    68%

    16does not oppress anyone or keep what has been given in pledge, does not commit robbery, gives his food to the hungry, and clothes the naked,

  • Ezek 18:7
    68%

    7does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked,

  • Exod 22:5
    67%

    5“If a man grazes his livestock in a field or a vineyard, and he lets the livestock loose and they graze in the field of another man, he must make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard.

  • Ps 55:12
    67%

    12Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him.

  • 2 Thess 3:15
    67%

    15Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

  • 1 Kgs 22:27
    67%

    27Say,‘This is what the king says,“Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I safely return.”’”

  • Isa 1:19
    67%

    19If you have a willing attitude and obey, then you will again eat the good crops of the land.

  • Matt 10:42
    67%

    42And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, he will never lose his reward.”