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Proverbs 20:22 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 20 · verse 22 · King James Version
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.Proverbs 20:22 · King James Version
Proverbs 20:22 in context
20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
21An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
22Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
23Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
24Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
Cross references
- Romans 12:17-19
- 1 Thessalonians 5:15
- Proverbs 24:29
- Proverbs 17:13
- 1 Peter 3:9
- Deuteronomy 32:35
- 1 Peter 2:23
- Matthew 5:39
Key words (Strong's)
- recompenseshâlamto be safeH7999 →
- evilraʻbad or evilH7451 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- Sayʼâmarto sayH559 →
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