Proverbs 25:22 — For in doing so, you will heap coals of fire upon his head,
And the Lord will r… — AMP | maBible
Read Proverbs 25:22 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Proverbs 25.22, Proverbs 25v22, Pr. 25:22. For in doing so, you will heap coals of fire upon his head,
And the Lord will reward you.
Other reference formats: Proverbs 25.22, Proverbs 25v22, Pr. 25:22.
22 For in doing so, you will heap coals of fire upon his head,
And the Lord will reward you.
Notes and references
This expression may refer to an Egyptian custom in which a penitent man carried a pan of coals on his head as a sign of repentance. The message of these verses is the admonition to return good for evil in the hope that your enemy will be moved to repentance.