Proverbs 20:22

World English Bible (2000)

Don't say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good, for one another, and for all.
  • Rom 12:17-19 : 17 Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men. 18 If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men. 19 Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord."
  • Prov 24:29 : 29 Don't say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, 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 Vengeance is mine, and recompense, at the time when their foot slides; for the day of their calamity is at hand. The things that are to come on them shall make haste."
  • 2 Sam 16:12 : 12 It may be that Yahweh will look on the wrong done to me, and that Yahweh will repay me good for the cursing of me today."
  • Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh. By David.
  • Isa 40:31 : 31 But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.
  • Lam 3:25-26 : 25 Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. 26 It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.
  • Matt 5:39 : 39 But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.
  • 1 Pet 4:19 : 19 Therefore let them also who suffer according to the will of God in doing good entrust their souls to him, as to a faithful Creator.
  • Ps 37:34 : 34 Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will 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 cursed, didn't curse back. When he suffered, didn't threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 24:29
    78%

    29Don't say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."

  • Ps 37:33-34
    2 verses
    75%

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

    34Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will 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 Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don't fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

    8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don't fret, it leads only to evildoing.

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

    10For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there.

  • Rom 12:19
    74%

    19Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord."

  • Prov 20:21
    74%

    21An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won't be blessed in the end.

  • Prov 20:23
    73%

    23Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.

  • 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 on his head, and Yahweh will reward you.

  • Prov 24:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

    19Don't fret yourself because of evildoers; neither be envious of the wicked:

  • Isa 30:18
    72%

    18Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

  • Rom 12:17
    71%

    17Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

  • Lev 19:18
    71%

    18"'You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.

  • Jer 18:20
    71%

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

  • Ps 37:21
    71%

    21The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously.

  • Ps 27:14
    70%

    14Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh. By David.

  • Prov 3:27-30
    4 verses
    70%

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

    28Don't say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you," when you have it by you.

    29Don't devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you.

    30Don't strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

  • Deut 32:35
    70%

    35Vengeance is mine, and recompense, at the time when their foot slides; for the day of their calamity is at hand. The things that are to come on them shall make haste."

  • Ps 25:21
    70%

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

  • Ps 109:20
    70%

    20This is the reward of my adversaries from Yahweh, of those who speak evil against my soul.

  • Prov 24:15
    70%

    15Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting place:

  • Prov 13:21
    70%

    21Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

  • Hos 12:6
    70%

    6Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.

  • Prov 22:23
    70%

    23for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

  • Job 36:18
    70%

    18Don't let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.

  • Lam 3:25-26
    2 verses
    70%

    25Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.

    26It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.

  • Job 20:18
    69%

    18That for which he labored he shall restore, and shall not swallow it down. According to the substance that he has gotten, he shall not rejoice.

  • Rom 12:21
    69%

    21Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

  • Job 21:19
    69%

    19You say, 'God lays up his iniquity for his children.' Let him recompense it to himself, that he may know it.

  • Prov 12:21
    69%

    21No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

  • Ps 37:1
    69%

    1Don't fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.

  • Ps 41:10
    69%

    10But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me, and raise me up, that I may repay them.

  • 1 Sam 24:13
    69%

    13As the proverb of the ancients says, 'Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness;' but my hand shall not be on you.

  • Ps 37:27
    69%

    27Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.

  • Job 21:31
    69%

    31Who shall declare his way to his face? Who shall repay him what he has done?

  • Exod 20:7
    69%

    7"You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

  • Deut 19:20
    69%

    20Those who remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in the midst of you.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
    69%

    15See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good, for one another, and for all.

  • Exod 20:15
    68%

    15"You shall not steal.

  • Prov 28:20
    68%

    20A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

  • Ps 54:5
    68%

    5He will repay the evil to my enemies. Destroy them in your truth.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
    68%

    9not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.