Proverbs 25 (NKJV)
²¹If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; ²²For so you will heap coals of fire on his head, And the LORD will reward you.
But, what does it mean when you treat someone in that manner, to heap hot coal on their head, yet you receive no reward? I prefer the New Testament version of that text, which reads:
Romans 12 (NKJV)
²⁰Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head." ²¹Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
At some point, you must face yourself and ask: What did that person ever do to me, personally? Like Apostle Paul asked:
Galatians 4:16 (NKJV)...