Proverbs 20:22
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 reviling for reviling; 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 shall slide: 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 requite me good for [his] cursing of me this day.
- Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
- Isa 40:31 : 31 but those who wait for Yahweh 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 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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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."
- Ps 37:33-342 verses75%
33 Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.
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.
- Ps 37:7-104 verses75%
7 Rest 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.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don't fret, it leads only to evildoing.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off, But those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there.
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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."
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21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, Won't be blessed in the end.
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23 Yahweh detests differing weights, And dishonest scales are not pleasing.
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13 Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
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22 For you will heap coals of fire on his head, And Yahweh will reward you.
- Prov 24:18-192 verses72%
18 Lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.
19 Don't fret yourself because of evildoers; Neither be envious of the wicked:
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18 Therefore will Yahweh wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy on you: for Yahweh is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.
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17 Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.
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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.
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20 Shall 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.
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21 The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, But the righteous give generously.
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14 Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
- Prov 3:27-304 verses70%
27 Don't withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do it.
28 Don't say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again, Tomorrow I will give it to you," When you have it by you.
29 Don't devise evil against your neighbor, Seeing he dwells securely by you.
30 Don't strive with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm.
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35 Vengeance is mine, and recompense, At the time when their foot shall slide: For the day of their calamity is at hand, The things that are to come on them shall make haste.
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21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for you.
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20 This is the reward of my adversaries from Yahweh, Of those who speak evil against my soul.
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15 Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting-place:
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21 Misfortune pursues sinners, But prosperity rewards the righteous.
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6 Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, And wait for your God continually.
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23 For Yahweh will plead their case, And plunder the life of those who plunder them.
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18 Don't let riches entice you to wrath, Neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.
- Lam 3:25-262 verses70%
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.
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18 That 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.
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21 Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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19 You say, 'God lays up his iniquity for his children.' Let him recompense it to himself, that he may know it.
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21 No mischief shall happen to the righteous, But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
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1 > Don't fret because of evil-doers, Neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
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10 But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me, and raise me up, That I may repay them.
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13 As says the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be on you.
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27 Depart from evil, and do good; Live securely forever.
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31 Who shall declare his way to his face? Who shall repay him what he has done?
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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.
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20 Those who remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in the midst of you.
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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.
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15 "You shall not steal.
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20 A faithful man is rich with blessings; But one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
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5 He will repay the evil to my enemies. Destroy them in your truth.
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9 not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.