| Church of England, Sir John Bayley - 1816 - 738 Seiten
...bis evil by our good aóts, his animosity by our forbearance. The passage is taken from Prov. xxv. 21. If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink, fur thou shall heap coals of fire on his head, and the Lord shall reward thee." It has been supposed... | |
| 1819 - 948 Seiten
...unfaithful man ii | time of trouble is like a broken tooth, anc a foot out of joint. 20 .is he that taketh straw. 14 oe hungry, give him bread to eat ; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink : 22 For thou shall... | |
| James Hardie - 1819 - 364 Seiten
...Rejoice at thy neighbours prosperity, and never embitter it with envy. on him— do it by benevolence. If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat ; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink. For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee. Proverbs xxv. 21 and... | |
| Robert Leighton (abp. of Glasgow.) - 1821 - 574 Seiten
...and constrains them to break forth into praises. To an inheritance incorruptible. As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon...nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart, Prov. xxv, 20. Worldly mirth is so far from curing spiritual grief, that even worldly grief where it... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 Seiten
...that hath pity on the poor, lendeth to the Lord ; that which he hath given, will he pay him again. If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him wate' to drink. He that planteth the ear, shall he not hear? He tbat formed the eye, shall he not see... | |
| George Lawson - 1821 - 452 Seiten
...would not have found so much reason to complain of violated professions. Ver. 20. As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre ; so is he that singeth tongs to an heavy heart. He that takes away a garment in cold weather, leaves the person whom he robs... | |
| Robert Leighton - 1822 - 576 Seiten
...and strains them to break forth into praises. To an inheritance incorruptible^] As he that taJceth away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon...nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart, Pro v. xxv. 20, Worldly mirth is so far from curing spiritual grief, that even worldly grief, where... | |
| Charles Bradley - 1822 - 504 Seiten
...but rather give place to wrath," Rom. xii. 17. .Nay, this is not all; but in Prov, xxv. 21, we read " If thine enemy be hungry give him bread to eat ; and if he be thirsty give him water to drink." The word translated " give them bread," as critics observe, signifies to feed cheerfully and tenderly,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 Seiten
...city. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit ? There is more hope of a fool than of him If lhin,e enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat.- and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink. He that hath pity on the poor, lendeth to the Lord ; that •which he hath given, will he pay him again.... | |
| Thomas Paine - 1824 - 420 Seiten
...well from the Gentiles as the Jews, than it is in the Testament. It is there said, Proverbs xxv. ver. 21, •' If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread...eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink :*" but when it is said, as in, the Testament, " If a man smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him.... | |
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