Proverbs 20:22

Easy To Read Version

If someone does something against you, don’t try to punish him yourself. Wait for the Lord! In the end, he will make you the winner.

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:12

Maybe the Lord will see the wrong things that are happening to me. Then maybe the Lord will give me something good for every bad thing that Shimei says today.”

Psalm 27:14

Wait for the Lord’s help!\par Be strong and brave,\par and wait for the Lord’s help!\par

Psalm 37:34

Do what the Lord says\par and wait for his help.\par The Lord will make you the winner,\par and you will get the land \{God promised\},\par when he forces the bad people to leave.\par

Psalm 37:40

The Lord helps good people\par and saves them.\par Good people depend on the Lord,\par and he saves them from bad people.\par

Proverbs 17:13

Don’t do bad things to people who do good things to you. If you do, then you will have trouble for the rest of your life.

Proverbs 19:11

If a person is wise, that wisdom gives him patience. And it is wonderful when he forgives people who do wrong to him.

Proverbs 20:21

If your wealth was very easy to get, it will not be worth much to you.

Proverbs 24:29

Don’t say, “He hurt me, so I will do the same to him. I will punish him for the things he did to me.”

Isaiah 40:31

But people that trust the Lord\par become strong again\par like eagles that grow new feathers.\par These people run without becoming weak.\par These people walk without becoming tired.\par

Leviticus 19:18

Forget about the wrong things people do {to you}. Don’t try to get even. Love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord!

Matthew 5:39

But I tell you, don’t stand against an evil person. If someone hits you on the right cheek, then turn and let him hit the other cheek too.

Deuteronomy 32:35

I will punish them for the bad things they did. But I am saving that punishment for when they slip and do bad things. Their time of trouble is near. Their punishment will come quickly.’

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Be sure that no person pays back wrong for wrong. But always try to do what is good for each other and for all people.

1 Peter 2:23

People said bad things to Christ, but he did not say bad things to them. Christ suffered, but he did not threaten (speak against) the people. No! Christ let God take care of him. God is the One who judges rightly.

1 Peter 3:9

Don’t do wrong to a person to pay him back for doing wrong to you. Or don’t say something bad to a person to pay him back for saying something bad to you. But \{ask God to\} bless that person. Do this, because you yourselves were called to receive a blessing.

1 Peter 4:19

So those people who suffer like God wants them to should trust their lives to him. God is the One who made them, and they can trust him. So they should continue to do good.

1 Samuel 25:13

Then David said to his men, “Put on your swords!” So David and his men put on their swords. About 400 men went with David. And 200 men stayed with the supplies.