Perhaps the Lord will see my affliction and restore goodness to me instead of Shimei’s curses today.’
Proverbs 20:22 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Don’t say, ‘I will avenge this evil! ’ Wait on the Lord, and he will rescue you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; But wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Do not say, I will repay evil; wait [expectantly] for the Lord, and He will rescue you. [II Sam. 16:12; Rom. 12:17-19; I Thess. 5:15; I Pet. 3:9.] American Standard Version (1901) Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee. Common English Bible Don’t say, “I’ll repay the evildoer!” Wait for the LORD, and he will save you. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not say, "I will repay evil." Wait for the Lord, and he will free you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord and he will deliver thee. |
Perhaps the Lord will see my affliction and restore goodness to me instead of Shimei’s curses today.’
If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from his house.
A person’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offence.
Don’t say, ‘I’ll do to him what he did to me; I’ll repay the man for what he has done.’
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.
Do not take revenge or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbour as yourself; I am the Lord.
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.
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.’
See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.
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.
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.
So then, let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust themselves to a faithful Creator while doing what is good.
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.