Proverbs 20:22

KJV1611 – Modern English

Do not say, I will recompense evil; wait on the LORD, and He shall save you.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone; but always pursue what is good, both for yourselves and for all.
  • Rom 12:17-19 : 17 Repay no one evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 18 If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. 19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine; 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 pay the man back for his work.
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
  • Prov 17:13 : 13 Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
  • Deut 32:35 : 35 To me belong vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slip 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 my affliction, and that the LORD will repay me good for his cursing this day.
  • Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD.
  • Isa 40:31 : 31 But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not 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 that one should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
  • Matt 5:39 : 39 But I say to you, do not resist an evil person: but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
  • 1 Pet 4:19 : 19 Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust the keeping of their souls to him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.
  • Ps 37:34 : 34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
  • 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously:

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 pay the man back for his work.

  • Ps 37:33-34
    2 verses
    75%

    33The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

    34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

  • Ps 37:7-10
    4 verses
    75%

    7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

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

    9For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

    10For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; yes, you shall look for his place, and it shall not be.

  • Rom 12:19
    74%

    19Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine; I will repay,' says the Lord.

  • Prov 20:21
    74%

    21An inheritance may be gained hastily at the beginning, but its end shall not be blessed.

  • Prov 20:23
    73%

    23Diverse weights are an abomination to the LORD, and a false balance is not good.

  • Prov 17:13
    72%

    13Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

  • Prov 25:22
    72%

    22For you will heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward you.

  • Prov 24:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

    19Do not fret because of evil men, neither be envious of the wicked.

  • Isa 30:18
    72%

    18And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious to 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 those who wait for him.

  • Rom 12:17
    71%

    17Repay no one evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

  • Lev 19:18
    71%

    18You shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.

  • Jer 18:20
    71%

    20Shall evil be repaid for good? for they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before you to speak good for them, and to turn away your wrath from them.

  • Ps 37:21
    71%

    21The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous show mercy and give.

  • Ps 27:14
    70%

    14Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD.

  • Prov 3:27-30
    4 verses
    70%

    27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

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

    29Do not devise evil against your neighbor, seeing he dwells securely by you.

    30Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

  • Deut 32:35
    70%

    35To me belong vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slip in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

  • Ps 25:21
    70%

    21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait on You.

  • Ps 109:20
    70%

    20Let this be the reward of my adversaries from the LORD, and of those who speak evil against my soul.

  • Prov 24:15
    70%

    15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place.

  • Prov 13:21
    70%

    21Evil pursues sinners, but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

  • Hos 12:6
    70%

    6Therefore, turn to your God: keep mercy and justice, and wait on your God continually.

  • Prov 22:23
    70%

    23For the LORD will plead their cause and plunder the soul of those who plunder them.

  • Job 36:18
    70%

    18Because there is wrath, beware lest he takes you away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver you.

  • 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 that one should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

  • Job 20:18
    69%

    18That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; according to his wealth shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice in it.

  • Rom 12:21
    69%

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

  • Job 21:19
    69%

    19God lays up iniquity for his children; He rewards him, and he shall know it.

  • Prov 12:21
    69%

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

  • Ps 37:1
    69%

    1Do not worry because of evildoers, nor be envious of those who work iniquity.

  • Ps 41:10
    69%

    10But You, O LORD, be merciful to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.

  • 1 Sam 24:13
    69%

    13As says the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness comes from the wicked: but my hand shall not be upon you.

  • Ps 37:27
    69%

    27Depart from evil and do good, and live forevermore.

  • Job 21:31
    69%

    31Who will declare his way to his face? And who will repay 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 him guiltless who takes His name in vain.

  • Deut 19:20
    69%

    20And those who remain shall hear and fear, and shall no longer commit any such evil among you.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
    69%

    15See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone; but always pursue what is good, both for yourselves and for all.

  • Exod 20:15
    68%

    15You shall not steal.

  • Prov 28:20
    68%

    20A faithful person shall abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich shall not be innocent.

  • Ps 54:5
    68%

    5He shall repay evil to my enemies: cut them off in Your truth.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
    68%

    9Not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.