Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Coals of Fire

To heap coals of fire on the head of a foe. To melt down his animosity by deeds of kindness.

“If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink, for thou shalt beap coals of fire upon his head.” Prov xxv. 21, 22.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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