Zhēnyán 25:21

21 Nǐde chóudí , ruò è le jiù gĕi tā fàn chī . ruò kĕ le jiù gĕi tā shuǐ hē .

Zhēnyán 25:21 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 25:21

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat
Which includes all manner of food; whatever persons may have in their houses, that they should bring out and feed the hungry with, even though an enemy; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;
which was what was usually and in common drank in those countries. These two, bread and water, take in all the necessaries of life; and giving them is expressive of all acts of beneficence and humanity to be performed to enemies; see ( 2 Kings 6:22 ) ; or "drink to him", so Pagninus and Montanus; which is still more expressive of respect and kindness.

Zhēnyán 25:21 In-Context

19 Huànnàn shí yǐkào bù zhōng chéng de rén , hǎoxiàng pò huaì de yá , cuò gú fùng de jiǎo .

20 Duì shāngxīn de rén chàng gē , jiù rú lĕng tiān tuō yīfu , yòu rú jiǎn shang dǎo cù .

21 Nǐde chóudí , ruò è le jiù gĕi tā fàn chī . ruò kĕ le jiù gĕi tā shuǐ hē .

22 Yīnwei nǐ zhèyàng xíng , jiù shì bǎ tànhuǒ duī zaì tāde tóu shang . Yēhéhuá yĕ bì shǎngcì nǐ .

23 Bĕi fēng shēng yǔ , chán bàng rén de shétou yĕ shēng nù róng .