Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, "I will avenge this evil!" Wait on the LORD, and He will deliver you.
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Proverbs 17:13
If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

Proverbs 24:29
Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work."

Deuteronomy 32:35
Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.

Romans 12:17-19
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. . . .

1 Thessalonians 5:15
Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.

1 Peter 3:9
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

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2 Samuel 6:12
Now it was reported to King David, "The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God." So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing.

Psalm 27:14
Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD.

Psalm 37:34
Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

Isaiah 40:31
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not faint.

Lamentations 3:25, 26
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. . . .

1 Peter 2:23
When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

1 Peter 4:19
So then, those who suffer according to God's will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Do not say, "I will repay evil"; Wait for the LORD, and He will save you.

King James Bible
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't say, "I will avenge this evil!" Wait on the LORD, and He will rescue you.

International Standard Version
Don't say "I'll avenge that wrong!" Wait on the LORD and he will deliver you.

NET Bible
Do not say, "I will pay back evil!" Wait for the LORD, so that he may vindicate you.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not say, “I shall pay evil instead of good”, but wait for Lord Jehovah that he may save you.
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