Proverbs 20:22

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

Proverbs 20:22 — American Standard Version

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Context — Proverbs 20

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.

19He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

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

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

22Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

23Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.

24A man`s goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

25It is a snare to a man rashly to say, [It is] holy, And after vows to make inquiry.

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