Proverbs 20:22

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Don’t say, ‘I will avenge this evil! ’ Wait on the Lord,  and he will rescue you.

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See to it that no one repays evil for evil  to anyone,  but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

Proverbs 24:29

Don’t say, ‘I’ll do to him what he did to me; I’ll repay the man for what he has done.’

Proverbs 17:13

If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from his house.

1 Peter 3:9

not paying back evil for evil  or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing,  since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing.

Deuteronomy 32:35

Vengeance and retribution belong to me.  , In time their foot will slip, for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.’

1 Peter 2:23

when he was insulted, he did not insult in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten but entrusted himself to the one who judges  justly.

Matthew 5:39

But I tell you, don’t resist   an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

1 Peter 4:19

So then, let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust themselves  to a faithful Creator while doing what is good.

2 Samuel 16:12

Perhaps the Lord will see my affliction  and restore goodness to me instead of Shimei’s curses today.’

Isaiah 40:31

but those who trust in the  Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not faint.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance gained prematurely will not be blessed ultimately.

Leviticus 19:18

Do not take revenge  or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbour as yourself;  I am the Lord.

1 Samuel 25:13

He said to his men, ‘All of you, put on your swords! ’ So each man put on his sword, and David also put on his sword. About four hundred men followed David while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

Proverbs 19:11

A person’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offence.