Proverbs 20:22
Say not thou, I wyll recompence euyll: but put thy trust in the Lorde, and he shall deliuer thee.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
In Context
21The heritage that commeth hastylye at the first, shall not be blessed at the ende.
23Diuers wayghtes are an abhomination vnto the Lord, and a false balaunce is not good.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:13Who so rewardeth euill for good, euil shall not depart from his house.
Proverbs 24:29Say not, I wyll handle hym euen as he hath dealt with me: and wyll rewarde euery man according to his deedes.
Lamentations 3:25O howe good is the Lord vnto them that put their trust in hym, and to the soule that seeketh after hym.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:22
21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. Note, 1. It is possible that an estate may be suddenly raised. There are those that will be rich, by right or wrong, who make no conscience of what they say or do if they can but get money by it, who, when it is in their power, will cheat their own father, and who sordidly spare and hoard up what they get, grudging themselves and their families food convenient and thinking all lost but what they buy land with or put… Read the whole commentary →