 | Thomas Chalmers - 1836 - 574 pages
..."Charity shall cover the multitude of sins," 1 Peter iv. 8. The following is very distinct and decisive " If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat ;...drink. For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee," Prov. xxv. 21, 22. "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves ; but rather... | |
 | Horace Smith - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1836 - 330 pages
...punishment on them." Perhaps his lordship had been reading the 25th chapter of Proverbs, where it is said, " If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink, for then shalt thou heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee." This may be questionable... | |
 | Horace Smith - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1836 - 326 pages
...punishment on them." Perhaps his lordship had been reading the 25th chapter of Proverbs, where it is said, " If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink, for then shalt thou heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee." This may be questionable... | |
 | Wilhelm Gesenius - Aramaic language - 1836 - 1110 pages
...denoting something exceedingly troublesome, which causes the severest pains and torments ; so Prov. 25: 21 if thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat ; and if he be thirsty give him water to drink ,-12 for so thou shall heap coals of fire on his head, ie so thou wilt overwhelm him with shame and... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1836 - 264 pages
...better than the mighty ; and IIP that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketb a city. If thine enemy he hungry, give him bread to eat^ and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink. He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see ? I have been... | |
 | Thomas Hartwell Horne - Bible - 1836 - 480 pages
...enemy's ox or ass going astray, they were required to bring it back to him again. If they saw the ass of to eat,- and if he be- thirsty, give him water to drink. (Prov. xxv. 21.) Nay, they were to extend their mercy even to the brute beasts. — Thou s/talt not... | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin - 1836 - 180 pages
...neither give place to the devil. [Evh. iv. 26, 27. If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat 1 and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink : for thou shall heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee. [Pruv, xxv. 21-22. RICHEs.... | |
 | John Williams - Missions - 1837 - 654 pages
...I immediately turned to the king, and whispered, " Why you are as wise as Solomon ; for he says, ' If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and...for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head."' "True," he replied, " that's the way to conquer people." In eloquence they excel. I have not only seen... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1837 - 86 pages
...which are here cited in the New Testament, are quoted from theOld : "If thine enemy be hungry,give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water...drink: for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee." (Prov. xxv. 21, 22.) These coals are, the fire that descends from... | |
 | Edward Pelham BRENTON - 1837 - 260 pages
...Ver. 17. Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. 21. If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink. CHAP, xxvin. Ver. 8. He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it... | |
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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. 
