Bible verse
Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
Proverbs 20:22 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 20.
18 Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
19 He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
20 Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
21 An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
22 Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
23 Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
24 A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
25 It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
26 A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
KJV
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
ASV
Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
ERV
Say not thou, I will recompense evil: wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
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