17 (A)Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
18 Lest the Lord see it, and [a]it displease Him,
And He turn away His wrath from him.

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Footnotes

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

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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21 (A)If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 For so you will heap coals of fire on his head,
(B)And the Lord will reward you.

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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.

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

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

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