Proverbs 25:22
“For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For thou shall heap coals of fire upon his head,.... Not to increase his punishment and damnation, the more aggravated…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Proverbs 25:21-22
A precept reproduced by Paul Rom 12:20; the second clause of which seems at first sight to suggest a motive incompatible…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 25:21-22
By this it appears that, however the scribes and Pharisees had corrupted the law, not only the commandment of loving our…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
heap coals of fire upon his head i.e. take the most effectual vengeance upon him. It is best to take the expression both…