Proverbs 20:22

²⁰ Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.

²¹ An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.

Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.

²³ Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.

²⁴ A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
KJV: Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
WEB: Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for the LORD, and he will save you.
ASV: Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
DARBY: Say not, I will recompense evil: wait on Jehovah, and he shall save thee.
BLB: You should not say, “I will repay evil.” Wait for YHWH, and He will save you.

ÅB: Si ikke: Jeg vil gjengjelde med ondt! Bi på Herren, og han skal frelse deg!
OTB: Ikke si: «Jeg vil gjengjelde ondt»; vent heller på Herren, og han vil befri deg.
B1930: Si ikke: Jeg vil gjengjelde med ondt! Bi på Herren, og han skal frelse dig!

Romans 12:17–19
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
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1 Thessalonians 5:15
Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
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Proverbs 24:29
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
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Proverbs 17:13
If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
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1 Peter 3:9
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
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Deuteronomy 32:35
Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
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1 Peter 2:23
When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
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Matthew 5:39
But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
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