Proverbs 25:22

Proverbs 25:22 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

22In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

22For you will 25:22 Lit snatch upheap burning coals on his head,
And the Lord will reward you.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

22For you will heap burning coals on his head,
And the Lord will reward you.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

22For in doing so, you will 25:22 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.heap coals of fire upon his head,
And the Lord will reward you.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

22For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head,25:22 LXX; Hebrew For you will heap burning coals on his head; cited in Romans 12:20
and the Lord will reward you.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

22By doing these things, you will pile up burning coals on his head.
And the Lord will reward you.

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