Proverbs 25:21 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; [Matt. 5:44; Rom. 12:20.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

²¹ If your enemies are starving, feed them some bread; if they are thirsty, give them water to drink.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

Proverbs 25:21 Cross References

Matthew 5:44

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

Proverbs 24:17

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thine heart be glad when he is overthrown:

2 Chronicles 28:15

And the men which have been expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.

2 Kings 6:22

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.

Proverbs 25:20

As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, So is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

1 Samuel 24:20

And now, behold, I know that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.

Job 24:23

God giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon; And his eyes are upon their ways.

Proverbs 24:29

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