17 (A)Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
18 Otherwise, the Lord will see and [a]be displeased,
And turn His anger away from him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:18 Lit it is evil in His eyes

17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
    and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles;
18 lest the Lord see it, and be displeased,
    and turn away his anger from him.

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21 (A)If [a]your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 For you will [b]heap burning coals on his head,
And (B)the Lord will reward you.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:21 Lit one who hates you
  2. Proverbs 25:22 Lit snatch up

21 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
    and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 for you will heap coals of fire on his head,
    and the Lord will reward you.

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Faithful are the (A)wounds of a friend,
But [a]deceitful are the (B)kisses of an enemy.

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  1. Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive

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

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