Romans 12:20
Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”This verse in the real world
In what words
- ἄνθραξánthraxa live coal
- σωρεύωsōreúōto pile up (literally or figuratively)
- ψωμίζωpsōmízōto supply with bits, i.e. (generally) to nourish
- ποτίζωpotízōto furnish drink, irrigate
- διψάωdipsáōto thirst for (literally or figuratively)
- πεινάωpeináō"pine"); to famish (absolutely or comparatively); figuratively, to crave
- ἐχθρόςechthróshateful (passively, odious, or actively, hostile); usually as a noun, an adversary (especi
- πῦρpŷr"fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning)
+8 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 25:21–22, Mat 5:44, Luk 6:27, Exo 23:4–5, 2Ki 6:22, 1Sa 24:16–19, 1Sa 26:21, Sng 8:6–7