Proverbs 25:22

Hebrew
כִּ֤י גֶֽחָלִ֗ים אַ֭תָּה חֹתֶ֣ה עַל רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַֽ֝יהוָ֗הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
יְשַׁלֶּם לָֽךְ
ESV
for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
NIV
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
NLT
You will heap burning coals of shame on their heads, and the LORD will reward you.
LXX
KJV
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

Proverbs 25:21 ← Proverbs 25:22 → Proverbs 25:23

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