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Proverbs 24:17-18
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Proverbs 24:17-18
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17
Do not rejoice and gloat when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad [in self-righteousness] when he stumbles,
18
Or the Lord will see your gloating and be displeased,
And turn His anger away from your enemy.
Proverbs 25:21-22
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Proverbs 25:21-22
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21
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;(A)
22
For in doing so, you will [a]heap coals of fire upon his head,
And the Lord will reward you.
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.
Proverbs 27:6
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Proverbs 27:6
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6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern],
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda].
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