Proverbs 25:21
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
לֶחֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
אָכַל
ʼâkal
to eat (literally or figuratively)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
שָׁתָה
shâthâh
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
Key Terms in This Verse
לֶחֶם lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Study H3899 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →Cross References
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go...
And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, ...
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