Proverbs 20:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.”
Proverbs 20:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 20:22 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 20:22 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 20:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.”
Proverbs 20:22 — World English Bible
Proverbs 20:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.”
Proverbs 20:22 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 20:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.”
Proverbs 20:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 20:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Say not, I will recompense evil: wait on Jehovah, and he shall save thee.”
Proverbs 20:22 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 20:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Say not thou, I wil recompense euill: but waite vpon the Lord, and he shall saue thee.”
Proverbs 20:22 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 20:22 in Context — Proverbs 20
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.
22 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?
What Does Proverbs 20:22 Mean?
Proverbs 20:22 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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