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17 Do not rejoice when your enemies fall,
    and do not let your heart be glad when they stumble,(A)
18 lest the Lord see it and be displeased
    and turn away his anger from them.

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17 Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls;
    don’t let yourself be glad when he stumbles.
18 Otherwise the Lord will observe and disapprove,
    and he will turn his anger away from him.

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21 If your enemies are hungry, give them bread to eat,
    and if they are thirsty, give them water to drink,(A)
22 for you will heap coals of fire on their heads,
    and the Lord will reward you.(B)

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21 If your enemy hungers, give him food to eat;
    and if he thirsts, give him water to drink.
22 For you’ll be piling burning coals of shame[a] on his head
    and the Lord will reward you.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:22 The Heb. lacks of shame

Well meant are the wounds a friend inflicts,
    but profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

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Wounds from someone who loves are trustworthy,
    but kisses from an enemy speak volumes.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:6 Lit. enemy are profuse