Proverbs 20:22
Say not thou, “I will repay evil;” Wait on the LORD, and he will help thee.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
In Context
21A possession may be gotten hastily in the beginning, But in the end it will not be blessed.
23Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD, And a false balance is not good.
Cross References
Psalms 37:34Trust in the LORD, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to the possession of the land, Whilst thou shalt see the destruction of the wicked!
Proverbs 17:13Whoso returneth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
Proverbs 24:29Say not, “As he hath done to me, So will I do to him; I will render to the man according to his doings.”
Lamentations 3:25Jehovah is good to them that trust in him, to the soul that seeketh him.
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 →