New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 25:21-28

21 1IfH518 2your enemyH8130 is hungryH7457, giveH398 him foodH3899 to eatH398; And ifH518 he is thirstyH6771, giveH8248 him waterH4325 to drinkH8248;22For you will 3heapH2846 burning coalsH1513 on his headH7218, And 4the LordH3068 will rewardH7999 you.23The northH6828 windH7307 bringsH2342 forthH2342 rainH1653, And a 5 6backbitingH5643 tongueH3956, an angryH2194 countenanceH6440.24It is 7betterH2896 to liveH3427 in a cornerH6438 of the roofH1406 ThanH4480 8in a houseH1004 sharedH2267 with a contentiousH4066 womanH802.25Like coldH7119 waterH4325 to a wearyH5889 soulH5315, So is 9goodH2896 newsH8052 from a distantH4801 landH776.26Like a 10trampledH7511 springH4599 and a 11pollutedH7843 wellH4726 Is a righteousH6662 manH6662 who givesH4131 wayH4131 beforeH6440 the wickedH7563.27It is not goodH2896 to eatH398 muchH7235 honeyH1706, NorH3808 is it gloryH3519 to 12searchH2714 out 13one’s own gloryH3519.28Like a 14cityH5892 that is brokenH6555 into and withoutH369 wallsH2346 Is a manH376 15whoH834 hasH369 noH369 controlH4623 over his spiritH7307.

Notes

1. Proverbs 25:21 Ex 23:4, 5; 2 Kin 6:22; 2 Chr 28:15; Matt 5:44; Rom 12:20 ↩
2. Proverbs 25:21 Lit one who hates you ↩
3. Proverbs 25:22 Lit snatch up ↩
4. Proverbs 25:22 2 Sam 16:12; Matt 6:4, 6 ↩
5. Proverbs 25:23 Lit tongue of secrecy ↩
6. Proverbs 25:23 Ps 101:5 ↩
7. Proverbs 25:24 Prov 21:9 ↩
8. Proverbs 25:24 Lit with a woman of contentions and a house of association ↩
9. Proverbs 25:25 Prov 15:30 ↩
10. Proverbs 25:26 Ezek 32:2; 34:18, 19 ↩
11. Proverbs 25:26 Lit ruined ↩
12. Proverbs 25:27 Prov 27:2; Luke 14:11 ↩
13. Proverbs 25:27 Lit their ↩
14. Proverbs 25:28 Prov 16:32 ↩
15. Proverbs 25:28 2 Chr 32:5; Neh 1:3 ↩