Proverbs 20:22

New International Version

Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!” Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:12

It may be that the Lord will look upon my misery and restore to me his covenant blessing instead of his curse today.”

Psalm 27:14

Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

Psalm 37:34

Hope in the Lord and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.

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 17:13

Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good.

Proverbs 19:11

A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance claimed too soon will not be blessed at the end.

Proverbs 24:29

Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me; I’ll pay them back for what they did.”

Isaiah 40:31

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

Leviticus 19:18

“ ‘Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

Matthew 5:39

But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.

Deuteronomy 32:35

It is mine to avenge; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; their day of disaster is near and their doom rushes upon them.”

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.

1 Peter 2:23

When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.

1 Peter 3:9

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

1 Peter 4:19

So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

1 Samuel 25:13

David said to his men, “Each of you strap on your sword!” So they did, and David strapped his on as well. About four hundred men went up with David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.