Proverbs 20:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.”
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“Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 20:22 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 19:18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
- 1 Samuel 25:13And David said to his men, “Strap on your swords!” So David and all his men put on their swords, and about four hundred men followed David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.
- 2 Samuel 16:12Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.”
- Psalms 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
- Psalms 37:34Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
- Psalms 37:40The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
- Proverbs 17:13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
- Proverbs 19:11A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
- Proverbs 24:29Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
- Isaiah 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
- Lamentations 3:25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- Matthew 5:39But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
- Romans 12:17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:15Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
- 1 Peter 2:23When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
- 1 Peter 3:9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
- 1 Peter 4:19So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
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