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Proverbs 25:22
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for you will heap burning coals on his head,and the Lord will reward you.
For you will heap coals of fire on his head, And the LORD will reward you.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
For you will heap burning coals on his head, And the LORD will reward you.
Doing this will be like pouring burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
For in doing so, you will heap coals of fire upon his head, And the LORD will reward you.
For you will heap coals of fire on his head, And Yahweh will reward you.
For thou shalt lay coles vpon his head, and the Lord shall recompense thee.
For you will heap burning coals on his head,And Yahweh will repay you.
For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
This will be the same as piling burning coals on their heads. And the Lord will reward you.
For you will heap fiery coals [of shame] on his head, and Adonai will reward you.
for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and Jehovah shall reward thee.
This will make them feel the burning pain of shame, and the Lord will reward you for being good to them.
For when you shall do these things for him, you will heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward you.
For coals of fire you will heap upon his head, and Yahweh will reward you.
for you shall heap coals of fire on his head, and Jehovah shall reward you.
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For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.
For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.
For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward thee.
For thou shalt heape coales of fire vpon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
For so shalt thou heape coles of fire vpon his head, and the Lorde shall rewarde thee.
if a servant reign; or a fool be filled with food;
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
for thou schalt gadere togidere coolis on his heed; and the Lord schal yelde to thee.
For you will heap coals of fire on his head, And Yahweh will reward you.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward thee.
for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
For so you will heap coals of fire on his head, And the LORD will reward you.
You will heap burning coals of shame on their heads, and the Lord will reward you.
If you do that, you will be making him more ashamed of himself, and the Lord will reward you.
for you will heap coals of fire on their heads, and the Lord will reward you.
For, burning coals, shalt thou be heaping upon his head, - and, Yahweh, will repay thee.
For thou shalt heap hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will reward thee.
for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.
For you will heap burning coals on his head, And the LORD will reward you.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
For: Not to consume, but to melt him into kindness; a metaphor taken from smelting metalic ores.
the Lord: 2 Samuel 16:12, Matthew 10:13, 1 Corinthians 15:18
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 24:19 - the Lord 2 Kings 6:22 - set bread 2 Kings 6:23 - he prepared 2 Chronicles 28:15 - gave them Proverbs 24:29 - Say Song of Solomon 8:6 - the coals Matthew 5:44 - General Luke 6:27 - Love Luke 10:34 - went Romans 12:20 - if thine
Cross-References
Saul replied, "A good idea! Let's go." So they went to the town where the holy man lived. As they were going up the hill to the town, they met some young women who were coming out to draw water. They asked these women, "Is the seer in town?" (At that time a prophet was called a seer, and so whenever someone wanted to ask God a question, he would say, "Let's go to the seer.")
they asked the Lord , "Is there still someone else?" The Lord answered, "Saul is over there, hiding behind the supplies."
Yes, I consulted God for him, and it wasn't the first time. As for plotting against you, Your Majesty must not accuse me or anyone else in my family. I don't know anything about this matter!"
and so he asked the Lord what to do. But the Lord did not answer him at all, either by dreams or by the use of Urim and Thummim or by prophets.
David asked the Lord , "Shall I go after those raiders? And will I catch them?" He answered, "Go after them; you will catch them and rescue the captives."
Even today you offer the same gifts and defile yourselves with the same idols by sacrificing your children to them in the fire. And then you Israelites still come to ask what my will is! As surely as I, the Sovereign Lord , am the living God, I will not let you ask me anything.
The Sovereign Lord says, "I will once again let the Israelites ask me for help, and I will let them increase in numbers like a flock of sheep.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For thou shall heap coals of fire upon his head,.... Not to increase his punishment and damnation, the more aggravated by kindness shown him; but to bring him by such means to a sense of former injuries, and to shame for them, repentance of them, and love of the person injured, and carefulness for the future of doing him any further wrong;
and the Lord shall reward thee: with good things, for all the good done to thine enemy, whether it has the desired effect on him or not; or whether he rewards thee or not; see Romans 12:20.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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 priest on the Day of Atonement was to take his censer, to fill it with “coals of fire,” and then to put the incense thereon for a sweet-smelling savor. So it is here. The first emotion in another caused by the good done to him may be one of burning shame, but the shame will do its work and the heart also will burn, and prayer and confession and thanksgiving will rise as incense to the throne of God. Thus, “we shall overcome evil with good.”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 25:22. Thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head — Not to consume, but to melt him into kindness; a metaphor taken from smelting metallic ores: -
So artists melt the sullen ore of lead,
By heaping coals of fire upon its head:
In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow,
And pure from dross the silver runs below.
S. WESLEY.
