Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
WEB
Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
YLT
Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.
DBT
Say not, I will recompense evil: wait on Jehovah, and he shall save thee.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.