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Proverbs 20:22
Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
Proverbs 20:22 · American Standard Version
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Proverbs 20:22 in other translations
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for the LORD, and he will save you.
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In context
19 He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.
20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
23 Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.
24 A man’s goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?
25 It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
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