Proverbs 20:22

²⁰ Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

²¹ An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

²³ Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.

²⁴ Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

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

Compare

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
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
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1 Thessalonians 5:15
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
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Proverbs 24:29
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
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Proverbs 17:13
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
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1 Peter 3:9
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
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Deuteronomy 32:35
To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
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1 Peter 2:23
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
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Matthew 5:39
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
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