Proverbs 25:20-22

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Like one who takes off a garment in cold weather, or like [a reactive, useless mixture of] vinegar on soda,
Is he who [thoughtlessly] sings [joyful] songs to a heavy heart.^(A)
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If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;^(B)
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For in doing so, you will ^[a]heap coals of fire upon his head,
And the Lord will reward you.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 25:22 This expression may refer to an Egyptian custom in which a penitent man carried a pan of coals on his head as a sign of repentance. The message of these verses is the admonition to return good for evil in the hope that your enemy will be moved to repentance.