Proverbs 25:21-28

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 on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

23 Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.

24 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

25 Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.

26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well are the righteous who give way to the wicked.

27 It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.

28 Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 18:8
• 2. 2 Samuel 16:12; S 2 Chronicles 28:15; Matthew 5:44; Romans 12:20*
• 3. S Proverbs 21:9
• 4. Proverbs 15:30
• 5. ver 16
• 6. Proverbs 27:2; S Matthew 23:12