Proverbs 20:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַל־תֹּאמַ֥ר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָ֑ע קַוֵּ֥ה לַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה וְיֹ֣שַֽׁע לָֽךְ׃

Transliteration

Not-tōʾmar ʾašallēmâ-rāʿ qawwēh to-YHWH and-yōšaʿ to-you

Grammar Details

*tōʾmar*: verb, Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - say
*ʾašallēmâ*: verb, Piel imperfect 1st common singular cohortative - let me repay
*rāʿ*: adjective, masculine singular - evil
*qawwēh*: verb, Piel imperative masculine singular - wait for
*YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh
*yōšaʿ*: verb, Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - may he save

Word Meanings

*tōʾmar*: say/think/intend
*ʾašallēmâ*: let me repay/I will avenge/I will retaliate
*rāʿ*: evil/harm/injury
*qawwēh*: wait for/hope in/expect
*YHWH*: the LORD/Yahweh/the Eternal One
*yōšaʿ*: he will save/deliver/help

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward {G3956} all.
Rom 12:17-19 : 17 Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. 18 If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men. 19 Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath [of God]: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.
Prov 24:29 : 29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
1 Pet 3:9 : 9 not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for {G3754} hereunto {G5124} were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Prov 17:13 : 13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
Deut 32:35 : 35 Vengeance is mine, and recompense, At the time when their foot shall slide: For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.
2 Sam 16:12 : 12 It may be that Jehovah will look on the wrong done unto me, and that Jehovah will requite me good for [his] cursing of me this day.
Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, And let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.
Isa 40:31 : 31 but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
Lam 3:25-26 : 25 Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 26 It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah.
Matt 5:39 : 39 but I say unto you, resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
1 Pet 4:19 : 19 Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God commit their souls in well-doing unto a faithful Creator.
Ps 37:34 : 34 Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
1 Pet 2:23 : 23 who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 24:29
78%
29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
Ps 37:33-34
2 verses
75%
33Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.
34Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Ps 37:7-10
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75%
7Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, [it tendeth] only to evil-doing.
9For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.
10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.
Rom 12:19
74%
19Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath [of God]: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.
Prov 20:21
74%
21An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Prov 20:23
73%
23Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.
Prov 17:13
72%
13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
Prov 25:22
72%
22For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.
Prov 24:18-19
2 verses
72%
18Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.
19Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:
Isa 30:18
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18And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him.
Rom 12:17
71%
17Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men.
Lev 19:18
71%
18Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.
Jer 18:20
71%
20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
Ps 37:21
71%
21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.
Ps 27:14
70%
14Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, And let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.
Prov 3:27-30
4 verses
70%
27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
28Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.
29Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.
Deut 32:35
70%
35Vengeance is mine, and recompense, At the time when their foot shall slide: For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.
Ps 25:21
70%
21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee.
Ps 109:20
70%
20This is the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah, And of them that speak evil against my soul.
Prov 24:15
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15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:
Prov 13:21
70%
21Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
Hos 12:6
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6Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness and justice, and wait for thy God continually.
Prov 22:23
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23For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.
Job 36:18
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18For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.
Lam 3:25-26
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70%
25Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
26It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah.
Job 20:18
69%
18That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.
Rom 12:21
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21Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Job 21:19
69%
19[Ye say], God layeth up his iniquity for his children. Let him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it:
Prov 12:21
69%
21There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
Ps 37:1
69%
1[ A Psalm of David.] Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.
Ps 41:10
69%
10But thou, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me, and raise me up, That I may requite them.
1 Sam 24:13
69%
13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
Ps 37:27
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27Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore.
Job 21:31
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31Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?
Exod 20:7
69%
7Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Deut 19:20
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20And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in the midst of thee.
1 Thess 5:15
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15See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward {G3956} all.
Exod 20:15
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15Thou shalt not steal.
Prov 28:20
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20A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
Ps 54:5
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5He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth.
1 Pet 3:9
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9not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for {G3754} hereunto {G5124} were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.