Proverbs 20:22
¶ Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
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Referenced Verses
- 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that none render evil for evil unto any [man]; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all [men].
- Rom 12:17-19 : 17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. 19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, 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 railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto 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 To me [belongeth] vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in [due] time: for the day of their calamity [is] at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
- 2 Sam 16:12 : 12 It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
- Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
- Isa 40:31 : 31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.
- Lam 3:25-26 : 25 The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him. 26 [It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
- Matt 5:39 : 39 ‹But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.›
- 1 Pet 4:19 : 19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls [to him] in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
- Ps 37:34 : 34 ¶ Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall 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, he threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously:
Similar Verses (AI)
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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.
- Ps 37:33-342 verses75%
33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
34 ¶ Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].
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7 ¶ Rest in the LORD, 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.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be]: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it [shall] not [be].
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19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
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21 ¶ An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
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23 ¶ Divers weights [are] an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance [is] not good.
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13 ¶ Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
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22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
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18 Lest the LORD see [it], and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
19 ¶ Fret not thyself because of evil [men], neither be thou envious at the wicked;
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18 ¶ And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD [is] a God of judgment: blessed [are] all they that wait for him.
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17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
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18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I [am] the LORD.
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20 Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, [and] to turn away thy wrath from them.
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21 ¶ The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
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14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
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27 ¶ Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do [it].
28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
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35 To me [belongeth] vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in [due] time: for the day of their calamity [is] at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
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21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
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20 [Let] this [be] the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
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15 ¶ Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
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21 ¶ Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
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6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
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23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
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18 Because [there is] wrath, [beware] lest he take thee away with [his] stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
- Lam 3:25-262 verses70%
25 The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
26 [It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
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18 That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow [it] down: according to [his] substance [shall] the restitution [be], and he shall not rejoice [therein].
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21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
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19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know [it].
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21 ¶ There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
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1 ¶ [A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
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10 But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
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13 As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
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27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
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31 Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him [what] he hath done?
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7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
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20 And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.
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15 See that none render evil for evil unto any [man]; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all [men].
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15 Thou shalt not steal.
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20 ¶ A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
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5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.
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9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.