Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
BSB
ASV
Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
KJV
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
A brother who was hurt by another brother went to the Theban Sisois and said, 'I want to get back at a brother who has hurt me.' The hermit begged him, 'Don't do that, my son, leave vengeance in the hands of God.' But he …
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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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1 Peter 3:9Do 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.
leads to
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
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1 Thessalonians 5:15Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
leads to
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.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
