Proverbs 25:21
Modern Translations
New International Version
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

New Living Translation
If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat. If they are thirsty, give them water to drink.

English Standard Version
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

Berean Study Bible
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

New American Standard Bible
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

NASB 1995
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

NASB 1977
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

Amplified Bible
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

Christian Standard Bible
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

Contemporary English Version
If your enemies are hungry, give them something to eat. And if they are thirsty, give them something to drink.

Good News Translation
If your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them a drink.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If your enemy is hungry, give him some food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him some water to drink.

International Standard Version
If your enemy hungers, give him food to eat; and if he thirsts, give him water to drink.

NET Bible
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

New King James Version
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

King James 2000 Bible
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink:

New Heart English Bible
If your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat. If he is thirsty, give him something to drink,

World English Bible
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink:

American King James Version
If your enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

American Standard Version
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

A Faithful Version
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

Darby Bible Translation
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

English Revised Version
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

Webster's Bible Translation
If thy enemy shall hunger, give him bread to eat; and if he shall thirst, give him water to drink:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
If hee that hateth thee be hungry, giue him bread to eate, and if he be thirstie, giue him water to drinke.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
(25:20) If thyne enemie hunger, feede hym, if he thirst, geue him drinke:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Yf thine enemie honger, fede him: yf he thyrst, geue him drynke:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
If he who is hating you hungers, cause him to eat bread, "" And if he thirsts, cause him to drink water.

Young's Literal Translation
If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.

Smith's Literal Translation
If thine enemy hunger, give him bread to eat; and if he thirst, give him water to drink:

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him water to drink:

Catholic Public Domain Version
If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
If your enemy hungers, feed him, and if he thirsts, give him drink.

Lamsa Bible
If your enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat, And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;
















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