Our immediate response to someone who is mean to us is to be mean back. This often causes the conflict to escalate and get much worse than it would have been had we responded in a different manner.
Verses 21-22 of this chapter are very interesting: "If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, for you will heap burning coals on his head,
and the LORD will reward you."
The idea is be nice to your enemies. If you are nice to your enemies you may bring them to change their attitude because of what you did and how you responded. You, as a Christian, could help bring them to God by your actions of kindness in the face of their unkindness.
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