Proverbs 20:22

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

Cross References (14)

  • Romans 12:17–19 (146)

    Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:15 (127)

    Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.

  • Proverbs 24:29 (112)

    Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

  • Proverbs 17:13 (108)

    If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

  • 1 Peter 3:9 (101)

    Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may in

  • Deuteronomy 32:35 (86)

    Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is

  • 1 Peter 2:23 (80)

    When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him

  • Matthew 5:39 (72)

    But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;

  • 1 Peter 4:19 (68)

    So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to d

  • Psalms 27:14 (67)

    Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

  • Lamentations 3:25–26 (67)

    The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

  • 2 Samuel 16:12 (67)

    Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.”

  • Psalms 37:34 (67)

    Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will

  • Isaiah 40:31 (66)

    But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and