Proverbs 25:21–25
21 oIf your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 For so you will heap coals of fire on his head,
pAnd the Lord will reward you.
23 The north wind brings forth rain,
And qa backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
24 rIt is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
25 As cold water to a weary soul,
So is sgood news from a far country.
Proverbs 25:21–25 — The New International Version (NIV)
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.
Proverbs 25:21–25 — English Standard Version (ESV)
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
22 for you will heap burning coals on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.
23 The north wind brings forth rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
24 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul,
so is good news from a far country.
Proverbs 25:21–25 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head,
And the Lord shall reward thee.
23 The north wind driveth away rain:
So doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,
Than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul,
So is good news from a far country.
Proverbs 25:21–25 — New Living Translation (NLT)
21 If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat.
If they are thirsty, give them water to drink.
22 You will heap burning coals of shame on their heads,
and the Lord will reward you.
23 As surely as a north wind brings rain,
so a gossiping tongue causes anger!
24 It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic
than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.
25 Good news from far away
is like cold water to the thirsty.
Proverbs 25:21–25 — New Century Version (NCV)
21 If your enemy is hungry, feed him.
If he is thirsty, give him a drink.
22 Doing this will be like pouring burning coals on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.
23 As the north wind brings rain,
telling gossip brings angry looks.
24 It is better to live in a corner on the roof
than inside the house with a quarreling wife.
25 Good news from a faraway place
is like a cool drink when you are tired.
Proverbs 25:21–25 — American Standard Version (ASV)
21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22 For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head,
And Jehovah will reward thee.
23 The north wind bringeth forth rain:
So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,
Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul,
So is good news from a far country.
Proverbs 25:21–25 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: 22 for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and Jehovah shall reward thee.
23 The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
Proverbs 25:21–25 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him some food to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him some water to drink.
22 ⸤In this way⸥ you will make him feel guilty and ashamed,
and the Lord will reward you.
23 ⸤As⸥ the north wind brings rain,
so a whispering tongue brings angry looks.
24 Better to live on a corner of a roof
than to share a home with a quarreling woman.
25 ⸤Like⸥ cold water to a thirsty soul,
so is good news from far away.
Proverbs 25:21–25 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 for you will heap burning coals on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.
23 The north wind produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
24 Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
25 Good news from a distant land
is like cold water to a parched throat.
Proverbs 25:21–25 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
21 If your enemies are hungry, give them bread to eat;
and if they are thirsty, give them water to drink;
22 for you will heap coals of fire on their heads,
and the Lord will reward you.
23 The north wind produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
24 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
than in a house shared with a contentious wife.
25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul,
so is good news from a far country.
Proverbs 25:21–25 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
21 If your enemy is hungry, feed him bread,
and if thirsty, let him drink water.
22 For coals of fire you will heap upon his head,
and Yahweh will reward you.
23 The wind of the north produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry faces.
24 Better to live upon the corner of a roof
than with a woman of contention and in a shared house.
25 Like cold water upon a weary soul,
so too is good news from a distant place.
Proverbs 25:21–25 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat.
If he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22 By doing those things, you will pile up burning coals on his head.
And the Lord will reward you.
23 The north wind brings rain.
And a crafty tongue brings angry looks.
24 It is better to live on a corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
25 Hearing good news from a land far away
is like drinking cold water when you are tired.
Proverbs 25:21–25 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 For you will heap burning coals on his head,
And the Lord will reward you.
23 The north wind brings forth rain,
And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.
24 It is better to live in a corner of the roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
25 Like cold water to a weary soul,
So is good news from a distant land.