Proverbs 20:22

English Standard Version 2016

Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.

Proverbs 24:29

Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done.”

Proverbs 17:13

If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.

1 Peter 3:9

Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.

Deuteronomy 32:35

Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and their doom comes swiftly.’

1 Peter 2:23

When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.

Matthew 5:39

But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

1 Peter 4:19

Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.

Psalm 27:14

Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!

2 Samuel 16:12

It may be that the Lord will look on the wrong done to me, and that the Lord will repay me with good for his cursing today.”

Isaiah 40:31

but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Psalm 37:34

Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.

Leviticus 19:18

You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.

1 Samuel 25:13

And David said to his men, “Every man strap on his sword!” And every man of them strapped on his sword. David also strapped on his sword. And about four hundred men went up after David, while two hundred remained with the baggage.

Psalm 37:40

The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.

Proverbs 19:11

Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.