Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will help you.
Romans 12:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for [God's] wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay (requite), says the Lord. [Deut. 32:35.] American Standard Version (1901) Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord. Common English Bible Don’t try to get revenge for yourselves, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath. It is written, “Revenge belongs to me; I will pay it back, says the Lord”. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not defend yourselves, dearest ones. Instead, step aside from wrath. For it is written: "Vengeance is mine. I shall give retribution, says the Lord." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Revenge not yourselves, my dearly beloved; but give place unto wrath, for it is written: Revenge is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord. |
Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will help you.
Do not say, “I will do to others as they have done to me; I will pay them back for what they have done.”
Therefore thus says the Lord: I am going to defend your cause and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her fountain dry,
Thus says the Lord God: Because Edom acted revengefully against the house of Judah and has grievously offended in taking vengeance upon them,
You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
But I say to you: Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also,
Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all.
for it is God’s agent for your good. But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid, for the authority does not bear the sword in vain! It is the agent of God to execute wrath on the wrongdoer.
for the day of vengeance and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip? Because the day of their calamity is at hand; their doom comes swiftly.
Praise, O heavens, his people; worship him, all you gods! For he will avenge the blood of his children and take vengeance on his adversaries; he will repay those who hate him and cleanse the land for his people.”
that no one wrong or exploit a brother or sister in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, just as we have already told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.
Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will pay him back for his deeds.
For we know the one who said, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge his people.”
“Now then, my lord, as the Lord lives and as you yourself live, since the Lord has restrained you from bloodguilt and from taking vengeance with your own hand, now let your enemies and those who seek to do evil to my lord be like Nabal.
Blessed be your good sense, and blessed be you, who kept me today from bloodguilt and from avenging myself by my own hand!
David said, “As the Lord lives, the Lord will strike him down, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish.
The Lord forbid that I should raise my hand against the Lord’s anointed, but now take the spear that is at his head and the water jar, and let us go.”