Proverbs 20:22
Say not thou, I wil recompense euill: but waite vpon the Lord, and he shall saue thee.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
In Context
21An heritage is hastely gotten at the beginning, but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
23Diuers weightes are an abomination vnto the Lord, and deceitful balances are not good.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance and recompence are mine: their foote shall slide in due time: for the day of their destruction is at hand, and the things that shall come vpon them, make haste.
2 Samuel 16:12It may be that the Lord will looke on mine affliction, and doe me good for his cursing this day.
Psalms 37:34Waite thou on the Lord, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see.
Proverbs 17:13He that rewardeth euil for good, euil shall not depart from his house.
Proverbs 24:29Say not, I wil doe to him, as he hath done to mee, I will recompence euery man according to his worke.
Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good vnto them, that trust in him, and to the soule 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 →