Proverbs 20:22
Say not, I will avenge myself on my enemy; but wait on the Lord, that he may help you.
LXX2012 (British)
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 portion hastily gotten at first shall not be blessed in the end.
23A double weight is an abomination to the Lord; and a deceitful balance is not good in his sight.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:35In the day of vengeance + 32:35 Rom 12:19 I will recompense, whenever their foot shall be tripped up; for the day of their destruction is near to them, and the judgements at hand are close upon you.
2 Samuel 16:12If by any means the Lord may look on my affliction, thus shall he return me good for his cursing this day.
Proverbs 17:13Whoso rewards evil for good, evil shall not be removed from his house.
Proverbs 24:29Say not, As he has treated me, so will I treat him, and I will avenge myself on him for that wherein he has injured me.
Lamentations 3:25TETH. The Lord is good to them that wait for him: the soul which shall seek 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 →