Proverbs 20:22

New King James Version

Do not say, “I will recompense evil”; Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.

Proverbs 24:29

Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.”

Proverbs 17:13

Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.

1 Peter 3:9

not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

Deuteronomy 32:35

Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; Their foot shall slip in due time; For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things to come hasten upon them.’

1 Peter 2:23

who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;

Matthew 5:39

But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

1 Peter 4:19

Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.

Psalm 27:14

Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!

2 Samuel 16:12

It may be that the Lord will look on my affliction, and that the Lord will repay me with good for his cursing this day.”

Isaiah 40:31

But those who wait on 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 on the Lord, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning Will not be blessed at the end.

Leviticus 19:18

You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.

1 Samuel 25:13

Then David said to his men, “Every man gird on his sword.” So every man girded on his sword, and David also girded on his sword. And about four hundred men went with David, and two hundred stayed with the supplies.

Psalm 37:40

And the Lord shall help them and deliver them; He shall deliver them from the wicked, And save them, Because they trust in Him.

Proverbs 19:11

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook a transgression.