Proverbs 25:21 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אִם־	'im-	if	H518 →
רָעֵ֣ב	ra.'Ev	[is] hungry	H7457 →
שֹׂ֭נַאֲךָ	So.na.'a.kha	[one who] hates you	H8130 →
הַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּ	ha.'a.khi.Le.hu	give to eat him	H398 →
לָ֑חֶם	La.chem	food	H3899 →
וְאִם־	ve.'im-	and if	H518 →
צָ֝מֵ֗א	tza.Me'	thirsty	H6771 →
הַשְׁקֵ֥הוּ	hash.Ke.hu	give to drink him	H8248 →
מָֽיִם׃	Ma.yim	water	H4325 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
leads to
- Romans 12:14
  Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
- 1 Peter 3:9
  Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
- Luke 6:27–28
  But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
- Romans 12:20–21
  On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
- Proverbs 25:21–22
  If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
Through
Proverbs 24:17
Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
leads to
- Obadiah 1:12
  But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their…
- Job 31:29
  If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
- 1 Corinthians 13:6–7
  Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Romans 12:20–21On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”Matthew 5:44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,Exodus 23:4–5If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.Proverbs 24:17Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,Isaiah 58:7Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?Luke 10:33–36But when a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, he looked at him and had compassion.2 Chronicles 28:15Then the men who were designated by name arose, took charge of the captives, and provided from the plunder clothing for the naked. They clothed them, gave them sandals and food and drink, anointed their wounds, and put all the feeble on donkeys. So they brought them to Jericho, the City of Palms, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.2 Kings 6:22“Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master.”Proverbs 19:11A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.1 Thessalonians 5:15Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.Matthew 25:35For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,Isaiah 21:14Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food.1 Samuel 30:11Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat—Ezekiel 18:16He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.Exodus 23:4If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

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