Proverbs 20:22

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;
  • Rom 12:17-19 : 17 giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. 18 If possible -- so far as in you -- with all men being in peace; 19 not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance `is' Mine,
  • Prov 24:29 : 29 Say not, `As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;
  • Prov 17:13 : 13 Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.
  • Deut 32:35 : 35 Mine `are' vengeance and recompense, At the due time -- doth their foot slide; For near is a day of their calamity, And haste do things prepared for them.
  • 2 Sam 16:12 : 12 it may be Jehovah doth look on mine affliction, and Jehovah hath turned back to me good for his reviling this day.'
  • Ps 27:14 : 14 Look unto Jehovah -- be strong, And He doth strengthen thy heart, Yea, look unto Jehovah!
  • Isa 40:31 : 31 But those expecting Jehovah pass `to' power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!
  • Lam 3:25-26 : 25 Good `is' Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul `that' seeketh Him. 26 Good! when one doth stay and stand still For the salvation of Jehovah.
  • Matt 5:39 : 39 but I -- I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;
  • 1 Pet 4:19 : 19 so that also those suffering according to the will of god, as to a stedfast Creator, let them commit their own souls in good doing.
  • Ps 37:34 : 34 Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off -- thou seest!
  • 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 who being reviled -- was not reviling again, suffering -- was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 24:29
    78%

    29Say not, `As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'

  • Ps 37:33-34
    2 verses
    75%

    33Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.

    34Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off -- thou seest!

  • Ps 37:7-10
    4 verses
    75%

    7Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

    8Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.

    9For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

    10And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.

  • Rom 12:19
    74%

    19not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance `is' Mine,

  • Prov 20:21
    74%

    21An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.

  • Prov 20:23
    73%

    23An abomination to Jehovah `are' a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit `are' not good.

  • Prov 17:13
    72%

    13Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.

  • Prov 25:22
    72%

    22For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.

  • Prov 24:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18Lest Jehovah see, and `it be' evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.

    19Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked,

  • Isa 30:18
    72%

    18And therefore doth wait Jehovah to favour you, And therefore He is exalted to pity you, For a God of judgment `is' Jehovah, O the blessedness of all waiting for Him.

  • Rom 12:17
    71%

    17giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men.

  • Lev 19:18
    71%

    18`Thou dost not take vengeance, nor watch the sons of thy people; and thou hast had love to thy neighbour as thyself; I `am' Jehovah.

  • Jer 18:20
    71%

    20Is evil recompensed instead of good, That they have dug a pit for my soul? Remember my standing before Thee to speak good of them, To turn back Thy wrath from them.

  • Ps 37:21
    71%

    21The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

  • Ps 27:14
    70%

    14Look unto Jehovah -- be strong, And He doth strengthen thy heart, Yea, look unto Jehovah!

  • Prov 3:27-30
    4 verses
    70%

    27Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand `is' toward God to do `it'.

    28Say not thou to thy friend, `Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.

    29Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.

    30Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.

  • Deut 32:35
    70%

    35Mine `are' vengeance and recompense, At the due time -- doth their foot slide; For near is a day of their calamity, And haste do things prepared for them.

  • Ps 25:21
    70%

    21Integrity and uprightness do keep me, For I have waited `on' Thee.

  • Ps 109:20
    70%

    20This `is' the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil against my soul.

  • Prov 24:15
    70%

    15Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.

  • Prov 13:21
    70%

    21Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.

  • Hos 12:6
    70%

    6And thou, through thy God, dost turn, Kindness and judgment keep thou, And wait on thy God continually.

  • Prov 22:23
    70%

    23For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.

  • Job 36:18
    70%

    18Lest He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside.

  • Lam 3:25-26
    2 verses
    70%

    25Good `is' Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul `that' seeketh Him.

    26Good! when one doth stay and stand still For the salvation of Jehovah.

  • Job 20:18
    69%

    18He is giving back `what' he laboured for, And doth not consume `it'; As a bulwark `is' his exchange, and he exults not.

  • Rom 12:21
    69%

    21Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.

  • Job 21:19
    69%

    19God layeth up for his sons his sorrow, He giveth recompense unto him -- and he knoweth.

  • Prov 12:21
    69%

    21No iniquity is desired by the righteous, And the wicked have been full of evil.

  • Ps 37:1
    69%

    1By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,

  • Ps 41:10
    69%

    10And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.

  • 1 Sam 24:13
    69%

    13as saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee.

  • Ps 37:27
    69%

    27Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.

  • Job 21:31
    69%

    31Who doth declare to his face his way? And `for' that which he hath done, Who doth give recompence to him?

  • Exod 20:7
    69%

    7`Thou dost not take up the name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah acquitteth not him who taketh up His name for a vain thing.

  • Deut 19:20
    69%

    20and those who are left do hear and fear, and add not to do any more according to this evil thing in thy midst;

  • 1 Thess 5:15
    69%

    15see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;

  • Exod 20:15
    68%

    15`Thou dost not steal.

  • Prov 28:20
    68%

    20A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.

  • Ps 54:5
    68%

    5Turn back doth the evil thing to mine enemies, In Thy truth cut them off.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
    68%

    9not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;