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Proverbs 25:22

For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

KJV

prunas enim congregabis super caput ejus, et Dominus reddet tibi.

Vulgate

τοῦτο γὰρ ποιῶν ἄνθρακας πυρὸς σωρεύσεις ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ, ὁ δὲ Κύριος ἀνταποδώσει σοι ἀγαθά.

LXX

For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.

ASV

כִּ֤י גֶֽחָלִ֗ים אַ֭תָּה חֹתֶ֣ה עַל רֹאשׁ֑/וֹ וַֽ֝/יהוָ֗ה יְשַׁלֶּם לָֽ/ךְ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
גַֽחֲלֵי
gchly
noun · 18×
חְתּ֥וֹת
chtvt
verb · 4×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יְשַׁלֶּם
yshlm
verb · 111×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 16:12 — It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
  • Matt 10:13 — And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
  • Song 8:6 — Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.