Proverbs 25:21

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As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.	If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:	For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

If thine enemy^H8130 be hungry^H7457, give him bread^H3899 to eat^H398; and if he be thirsty^H6771, give him water^H4325 to drink^H8248:

Original Hebrew

אִם־רָעֵב שֹׂנַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵהוּ לָחֶם וְאִם־צָמֵא הַשְׁקֵהוּ מָיִם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
אִם	'im-	H518	HC	if
רָעֵ֣ב	ra.'Ev	H7457	HAamsa	(is) hungry
שֹׂ֭נַאֲ/ךָ	So.na.'a./kha	H8130	HVqrmsc/Sp2ms	(one who) hates/ you
הַאֲכִלֵ֣/הוּ	ha.'a.khi.Le./hu	H398	HVhv2ms/Sp3ms	give to eat/ him
לָ֑חֶם	La.chem	H3899	HNcbsa	food
וְ/אִם	ve./'im-	H518	HC/C	and/ if
צָ֝מֵ֗א	tza.Me'	H6771	HAamsa	thirsty
הַשְׁקֵ֥/הוּ	hash.Ke./hu	H8248	HVhv2ms/Sp3ms	give to drink/ him
מָֽיִם	Ma.yim	H4325	HNcmpa	water

Strong's References

H398 — אָכַל (ʼâkal, aw-kal'): a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
H3899 — לֶחֶם (lechem, lekh'-em): from לָחַם (lâcham) H3898; See also בֵּית לְעַפְרָה (Bêyth lᵉ-ʻAphrâh) H1036; food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it); (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
H4325 — מַיִם (mayim, mah'-yim): dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
H6771 — צָמֵא (tsâmêʼ, tsaw-may'): from צָמֵא (tsâmêʼ) H6770; thirsty (literally or figuratively); (that) thirst(-eth, -y).
H7457 — רָעֵב (râʻêb, raw-abe'): from רָעֵב (râʻêb) H7456; hungry (more or less intensely); hunger bitten, hungry.
H8130 — שָׂנֵא (sânêʼ, saw-nay'): a primitive root; to hate (personally); enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.
H8248 — שָׁקָה (shâqâh, shaw-kaw'): a primitive root; to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion to; cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See שָׁכַר (shâkar) H7937, שָׁתָה (shâthâh) H8354.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H518 — אִם (ʼim, eem): a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.

Cross References

Related Topics

Thompson Chain: GOOD FOR EVIL; LIBERALITY-PARSIMONY-COVETOUSNESS; SOCIAL LIFE
Torrey’s: ENEMIES; LIBERALITY; REVENGE
Nave’s: BENEFICENCE; ENEMY; FORGIVENESS; QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS

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