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Proverbs 20:22

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Do not say, “I will repay evil”; Wait for the LORD, and He will save you.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Say not thou, I will recompense evil: wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Say not, I will recompense evil: wait on Jehovah, and he shall save thee.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Do not say, I will requite wrong! Wait thou for Yahweh that he may save thee.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Do not say, 'I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord, and he will deliver thee.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Say not thou, I wil recompense euill: but waite vpon the Lord, and he shall saue thee.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Say not thou, I will recompence euil: [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall saue thee.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Do not say, I will recompense evil; but wait for the LORD that he may save you.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Say not, I will avenge myself on my enemy; but wait on the Lord, that he may help thee.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on Yahweh, and he shall save thee.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Say 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
not x408
(0408) Complement
אַל
'al
{al}
A negative particle (akin to H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing.
thou, I will recompense 7999
{7999} Prime
שָׁלַם
shalam
{shaw-lam'}
A primitive root; to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively to be (causatively make) completed; by implication to be friendly; by extension to reciprocate (in various applications).
z8762
<8762> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 2447
evil; 7451
{7451} Prime
רָע
ra`
{rah}
From H7489; bad or (as noun) evil (naturally or morally). This includes the second (feminine) form; as adjective or noun.
[but] wait x6960
(6960) Complement
קָוָה
qavah
{kaw-vaw'}
A primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), that is, collect; (figuratively) to expect.
on y6960
[6960] Standard
קָוָה
qavah
{kaw-vaw'}
A primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), that is, collect; (figuratively) to expect.
z8761
<8761> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 446
Yähwè יָהוֶה, 3068
{3068} Prime
יְהֹוָה
Y@hovah
{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
and he shall save 3467
{3467} Prime
יָשַׁע
yasha`
{yaw-shah'}
A primitive root; properly to be open, wide or free, that is, (by implication) to be safe; causatively to free or succor.
z8686
<8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046
thee.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Proverbs 20:22

_ _ (Compare Psalms 27:14; Romans 12:17-19).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

Proverbs 20:22

_ _ Those that live in this world must expect to have injuries done them, affronts given them, and trouble wrongfully created them, for we dwell among briers. Now here we are told what to do when we have wrong done us. 1. We must not avenge ourselves, no, nor so much as think of revenge, or design it: “Say not thou, no, not in thy heart, I will recompense evil for evil. Do not please thyself with the thought that some time or other thou shalt have an opportunity of being quits with him. Do not wish revenge, or hope for it, much less resolve upon it, no, not when the injury is fresh and the resentment of it most deep. Never say that thou wilt do a think which thou canst not in faith pray to God to assist thee in, and that thou canst not do in mediating revenge.” 2. We must refer ourselves to God, and leave it to him to plead our cause, to maintain our right, and reckon with those that do us wrong in such a way and manner as he thinks fit and in his own due time: “Wait on the Lord, and attend his pleasure, acquiesce in his will, and he does not say that he will punish him that has injured thee (instead of desiring that thou must forgive him and pray for him), but he will save thee, and that is enough. He will protect thee, so that thy passing by one injury shall not (as is commonly feared) expose thee to another; nay, he will recompense good to thee, to balance thy trouble and encourage thy patience,” as David hoped, when Shimei cursed him, 2 Samuel 16:12.

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
I:

Proverbs 17:13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Proverbs 24:29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
Deuteronomy 32:35 To me [belongeth] vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in [due] time: for the day of their calamity [is] at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
Romans 12:17-19 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. ... Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 5:15 See that none render evil for evil unto any [man]; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all [men].
1 Peter 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

wait:

2 Samuel 16:12 It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
Psalms 27:14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psalms 37:34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].
Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.
Lamentations 3:25-26 The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him. ... [It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
1 Peter 2:23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously:
1 Peter 4:19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls [to him] in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Dt 32:35. 2S 16:12. Ps 27:14; 37:34. Pv 17:13; 24:29. Is 40:31. Lm 3:25. Ro 12:17. 1Th 5:15. 1P 2:23; 3:9; 4:19.

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