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17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth,

18 lest the Lord see it and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.

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17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth,
And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;
18 Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him,
And he turn away his wrath from him.

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Saying 28

17 Do not gloat(A) when your enemy falls;
    when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,(B)
18 or the Lord will see and disapprove
    and turn his wrath away from them.(C)

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

22 for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.

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21 If [a]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.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:21 Hebrew he that hateth thee.

21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
    if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals(A) on his head,
    and the Lord will reward you.(B)

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Faithful are the wounds from a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

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Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

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Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
    but an enemy multiplies kisses.(A)

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