Proverbs 25:21

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

Exodus 23:4-5

“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey wandering off, you must bring it back to him.

Matthew 5:44

But I say to you, love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Elisha answered, “You shall not kill them. Would you kill those you have taken captive with your sword and bow? Serve them bread and water, so that they may eat and drink, and go back to their master [King Ben-hadad].”

2 Chronicles 28:15

Then the men who were designated by name rose up and took the captives, and from the spoil they clothed all those who were naked; they clothed them and gave them sandals, and fed them and gave them [something to] drink, anointed them [with oil, as was a host’s duty], and led all the feeble ones on donkeys, and they brought them to Jericho, the City of Palm Trees, to their brothers (fellow descendants of Israel, i.e. Jacob). Then they returned to Samaria.

Proverbs 24:17

Do not rejoice and gloat when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad [in self-righteousness] when he stumbles,

Luke 10:33-36

But a Samaritan (foreigner), who was traveling, came upon him; and when he saw him, he was deeply moved with compassion [for him],

Romans 12:20-21

But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for by doing this you will heap burning coals on his head.”

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Proverbs 25:21

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

General references

Romans 12:20

Bible References

General references

Do not rejoice and gloat when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad [in self-righteousness] when he stumbles,

“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey wandering off, you must bring it back to him.

But I say to you, love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

But a Samaritan (foreigner), who was traveling, came upon him; and when he saw him, he was deeply moved with compassion [for him],

But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for by doing this you will heap

burning coals on his head.”