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Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.
Proverbs 20:22 · Young's Literal Translation
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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 A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver with his lips make not thyself surety.
20 Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.
21 An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.
22 Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.
23 An abomination to Jehovah are a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit are not good.
24 From Jehovah are the steps of a man, And man--how understandeth he his way?
25 A snare to a man is he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.
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