King James Version
Proverbs 25:22 in the King James Version says “For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.”
Proverbs 25:22 · KJV
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.
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. driveth: or, bringeth forth rain: so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“upon his head”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“and the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“shall reward”
H7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate
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