Romans 12:20 meaning and explanation
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.”
Romans 12:20, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is speaking to the believers in Rome, continuing his appeal not to repay evil for evil but to leave vengeance to God. Here he quotes Proverbs 25:21-22, urging practical kindness to an enemy: food for the hungry, water for the thirsty.
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