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Proverbs 20:22
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Proverbs 20:22
22Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
22*Say not thou, I will recompence euil: but wait on the LORD, and he shall saue thee.
- Deut.32.35. cha.17.13. and 24.29. rom.12.17. 1.thess. 5.15. 1.pet. 3.9.
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DEFINED WORDS
Proverbs 20:22
To speak, declare, tell, or express; also what is said.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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recompense
Compensation, reward, repayment, or amends given in return for something done, given, or suffered.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To remain in expectation or readiness; to attend or serve; as a noun, an ambush or concealed watch.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
To rescue, preserve, deliver, or keep from loss or danger.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study17Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
18If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
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Open the full verse study15See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
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Open the full verse study29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
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Open the full verse study13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
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Open the full verse study9Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
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Open the full verse study35To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
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Open the full verse study23Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
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Open the full verse study39But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
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Open the full verse study19Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
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Open the full verse study12It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.
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Open the full verse study25The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
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Open the full verse study14Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
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Open the full verse study34Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
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Open the full verse study31But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
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