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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 25, Verse 22

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If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
King James Version
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
American Standard Version
For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.
New English Translation
for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
World English Bible
for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and Yahweh will reward you.
23
The north wind driveth away rain: so [doth] an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24
[It is] better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25
[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so [is] good news from a far country.
26
A righteous man falling down before the wicked [is as] a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
27
[It is] not good to eat much honey: so [for men] to search their own glory [is not] glory.
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He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.
1
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
2
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
4
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.