Proverbs 20:22

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Do not say, 'I will repay evil'; wait for the Lord, and He will deliver you.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good, both for one another and for everyone.
  • Rom 12:17-19 : 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord.
  • Prov 24:29 : 29 Do not say, 'I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his deeds.'
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary, give a blessing, because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.
  • Prov 17:13 : 13 If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from their house.
  • Deut 32:35 : 35 Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip, for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is quickly approaching.
  • 2 Sam 16:12 : 12 Perhaps the Lord will look upon my affliction and repay me with good for the curses I am receiving today.
  • Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord.
  • Isa 40:31 : 31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
  • Lam 3:25-26 : 25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. 26 It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
  • Matt 5:39 : 39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other also.
  • 1 Pet 4:19 : 19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator while continuing to do good.
  • Ps 37:34 : 34 Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.
  • 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 When He was reviled, He did not revile in return. When He suffered, He did not threaten, but entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 24:29
    78%

    29Do not say, 'I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his deeds.'

  • Ps 37:33-34
    2 verses
    75%

    33The LORD will not leave him in the hands of the wicked or condemn him when he is judged.

    34Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.

  • Ps 37:7-10
    4 verses
    75%

    7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out wicked schemes.

    8Cease from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it only leads to evil.

    9For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD will inherit the land.

    10In a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

  • Rom 12:19
    74%

    19Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord.

  • Prov 20:21
    74%

    21An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.

  • Prov 20:23
    73%

    23Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord, and deceitful scales are not good.

  • Prov 17:13
    72%

    13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from their house.

  • Prov 25:22
    72%

    22By doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

  • Prov 24:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18Otherwise, the LORD will see and disapprove, and He may turn His anger away from them.

    19Do not fret because of evildoers, and do not envy the wicked.

  • Isa 30:18
    72%

    18Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!

  • Rom 12:17
    71%

    17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.

  • Lev 19:18
    71%

    18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

  • Jer 18:20
    71%

    20Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak on their behalf, to turn Your wrath away from them.

  • Ps 37:21
    71%

    21The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.

  • Ps 27:14
    70%

    14Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord.

  • Prov 3:27-30
    4 verses
    70%

    27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it is within your power to act.

    28Do not say to your neighbor, 'Go and come back, tomorrow I will give it,' when you already have it with you.

    29Do not plot harm against your neighbor who lives trustingly beside you.

    30Do not accuse anyone for no reason, when they have done you no harm.

  • Deut 32:35
    70%

    35Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip, for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is quickly approaching.

  • Ps 25:21
    70%

    21May integrity and uprightness protect me, because I wait for you.

  • Ps 109:20
    70%

    20Let this be the Lord's reward to my adversaries and to those who speak evil against me.

  • Prov 24:15
    70%

    15Do not lie in ambush, wicked person, at the house of the righteous; do not destroy their resting place.

  • Prov 13:21
    70%

    21Trouble pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good.

  • Hos 12:6
    70%

    6The LORD, the God of hosts—the LORD is his name of renown.

  • Prov 22:23
    70%

    23For the LORD will plead their case and will rob of life those who rob them.

  • Job 36:18
    70%

    18Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing, and let a great ransom not turn you aside.

  • Lam 3:25-26
    2 verses
    70%

    25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

    26It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

  • Job 20:18
    69%

    18He will give back the fruit of his labor but will not swallow it; like the wealth of his trade, he will not enjoy it.

  • Rom 12:21
    69%

    21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

  • Job 21:19
    69%

    19God stores up their iniquity for their children. Let him repay them so that they may experience it themselves.

  • Prov 12:21
    69%

    21No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

  • Ps 37:1
    69%

    1Do not fret because of evildoers, and do not envy those who commit injustice.

  • Ps 41:10
    69%

    10Even my close friend, someone I trusted, who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

  • 1 Sam 24:13
    69%

    13May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD avenge me against you, but my hand will not be against you.

  • Ps 37:27
    69%

    27Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will dwell forever.

  • Job 21:31
    69%

    31Who will confront him with his conduct? Who repays him for what he has done?

  • Exod 20:7
    69%

    7You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name.

  • Deut 19:20
    69%

    20Then the rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid, and they will never again commit such an evil thing among you.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
    69%

    15See that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good, both for one another and for everyone.

  • Exod 20:15
    68%

    15You shall not steal.

  • Prov 28:20
    68%

    20A faithful man will abound in blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.

  • Ps 54:5
    68%

    5For strangers have risen against me, and ruthless ones seek my life; they have not set God before them. Selah.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
    68%

    9Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary, give a blessing, because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.