Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Proverbs 25:21
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat, readily sharing food with him, and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat, readily sharing food with him, and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;
Verse Proverbs 25:21. _IF THINE ENEMY BE HUNGRY_] See this and the next verse explained, Romans 12:20....
A precept reproduced by Paul Romans 12:20; the second clause of which seems at first sight to suggest a motive incompatible with a true charity. Leviticus 16:12 suggests an explanation. The high pries...
IV. THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON COLLECTED BY THE MEN OF HEZEKIAH CHAPTER 25 Here begin the proverbs which the good king Hezekiah, under the guidance of the Spirit of God, added to this book. “This title...
FIRST DIVISION. In general character this division shows a resemblance to the Sayings of the Wise, containing a number of quatrains and synthetic couplets, and but few antithetic couplets. PROVERBS...
IF THINE ENEMY BE HUNGRY, &C. Quoted in Romans 12:20. compare 1 Samuel 24:6; 1 Samuel 26:9. Illustrations: Azariah, Berachiah, &c. ...
DISCOURSE: 809 RETURNING GOOD FOR EVIL Proverbs 25:21. _If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: for thou shall heap coals of fire upon his head...
IF THINE ENEMY BE HUNGRY, &C.— The plain meaning of this seems to be, "Be kind to your enemy; for that is the surest way to gain his love, and God's blessing." It is true, _coals of fire_ are seldom t...
TEXT Proverbs 25:20-28 20. As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart, 21. If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread t...
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: IF THINE ENEMY BE HUNGRY, GIVE HIM BREAD. Quoted in ; ; cf. Introduction to Poetical Books....
COURTS. QUARRELS 1-7. relate to kings and courts....
Do not attack your enemy! Do not fight him! Instead, trust God! God will protect you. Pray for your enemy! Love your enemy! Jesus taught this lesson in Matthew 5:43-48. While Jesus was dying, he pray...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 25 MORE OF SOLOMON’S PROVERBS (WISE WORDS) (PROVERBS 25:1 TO PROVERBS 29:27)...
אִם ־רָעֵ֣ב שֹׂ֭נַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּ לָ֑חֶם וְ...
CHAPTER 26 THE KING "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter. The heaven for height and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable...
CHAPTER 25 FORGIVING "Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips. Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to hi...
SELF-CONTROL AND KINDLINESS Proverbs 25:15-28 In this paragraph we have good advice as to our dealings with the varied characters with whom we are forced into daily contact. Here is a man hard as a b...
We now come to the second collection of the proverbs of Solomon. These, as the title specifically declares, constitute a posthumous collection gathered in the days of Hezekiah. Speaking generally, the...
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. Confidence i...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
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 e...
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: Ver. 21. _If thine enemy be hungry._] Elisha did so: he feasted his persecutors 2Ki 6:22 by a noble rev...
_If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread_, &c. By bread and water he intends all things necessary for his subsistence; _for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head_ If he have the least spark of...
In This CHAPTER, forming the first section, necessarily affirms the basic principles of true unity, which is absolutely essential to recovery. For departure is the very breeding-ground of division, -...
BY BREAD AND WATER he understands all things necessary for his subsistence....
Proverbs 25:21 enemy H8130 (H8802) hungry H7457 bread H3899 eat H398 (H8685) thirsty H6771 water H4325 drink...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hezekiah. CONCLUSION: (Principal lesson, Proverbs 25:21; Proverbs 25:22.) The way to turn an enemy into a friend is to act friendly towa...
Proverbs 25:1. _These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah copied out._ Solomon wrote three thousand proverbs, and a thousand and five songs. 1 Kings 4:32. The supplement to the boo...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 25:1 Hezekiah’s Collection of Solomonic Proverbs 1:1. The present form of the book of...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 25:21 The image of BURNING COALS ON the enemy’s HEAD does not imply doing something that harms the enemy, because the phrase further explains the bread
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 25:21_ A BLESSED RECOMPENSE I. A RECOMPENSE WHICH IS DIFFICULT. No one can affirm that it is an easy thing to minister help and comfort to one who has done us an injury,...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-29:27 PART VI. SECOND GREAT COLLECTION OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS, gathered by "the men of Hezekiah," in which wisdom is set forth as the greatest blessing to the king and his subjects...
Now in chapter 25. These proverbs were gathered by Hezekiah when he became king, and they were added to the books of proverbs by Hezekiah's scribes. During the period of Hezekiah's reign, it was a per...
Exodus 23:4; Exodus 23:5; Luke 10:33; Matthew 5:44; Proverbs 24:17;...
Bread — By bread and water he understands all things necessary for his subsistence....