Coals of fire

“And yet, you see, I am here. Coals of fire, Holmes — coals of fire!” (Culverton Smith)
  • 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 heap coals of fire upon his head.” Prov. xxv. 21, 22.