Verse List for PROV 20:22

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B I ◄ ← Prov 20:22 ↓ → ► ═ ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) Don’t say, “I’ll repay that evil.” ⇔ → Wait for Yahweh and he’ll rescue you.

OET-LV Do _not say I _will _repay evil wait to/for_YHWH so_that _he _may _deliver to/for_you(fs).

ULT Do not say, “I will repay evil.” ⇔ Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.

UST Do not say that you will harm someone who has harmed you. ⇔  Rather, wait for Yahweh to resolve the matter, so that he may vindicate you.

BSB & MSB Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” ⇔  Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” ⇔  Wait for the LORD, and he will save you.

NET Do not say, “I will pay back evil!” ⇔ Wait for the Lord, so that he may vindicate you.

LSV Do not say, “I repay evil,”
Wait for YHWH, and He delivers you.

FBV Don't say, “I'll get you back for doing me wrong.” Leave it to the Lord, and he'll help you.

T4T ⇔  Do not say, “I will do evil to those who do evil to me;” ⇔  wait for Yahweh to do something about it, and he will ◄help you/do what is right►.

LEB • Do not say “I will repay evil”;
• wait for Yahweh and he will deliver you.

BBE Do not say, I will give punishment for evil: go on waiting for the Lord, and he will be your saviour.

Moff Never say, “I will revenge my wrongs”; ⇔  wait for the Eternal to help you.

JPS Say not thou: 'I will requite evil'; wait for the LORD, and He will save thee.

ASV Say not thou, I will recompense evil: ⇔ Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

DRA Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord and he will deliver thee.

YLT Do not say, 'I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.

Drby Say not, I will recompense evil: wait on Jehovah, and he shall save thee.

RV Say not thou, I will recompense evil: wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
(Say not thou/you, I will recompense evil: wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee/you.)

SLT Thou shalt not say, I will requite evil; wait for Jehovah, he will save to thee.

Wbstr Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

KJB-1769 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
(Say not thou/you, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee/you.)

KJB-1611 Say not thou, I will recompence euil: but wait on the LORD, and he shall saue thee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Say not thou, I wyll recompence euyll: but put thy trust in the Lorde, and he shall deliuer thee.
(Say not thou/you, I will recompense evil: but put thy/your trust in the Lord, and he shall deliver thee/you.)

Gnva Say not thou, I wil recompense euill: but waite vpon the Lord, and he shall saue thee.
(Say not thou/you, I will recompense evil: but wait upon the Lord, and he shall save thee/you.)

Cvdl Saye not thou: I will recompence euell, but put yi trust in the LORDE, & he shal defende ye.
(Say not thou: I will recompense evil, but put ye/you_all trust in the LORD, and he shall defend ye/you_all.)

Wycl Seie thou not, Y schal yelde yuel for yuel; abide thou the Lord, and he schal delyuere thee.
(Say thou/you not, I shall yield evil for evil; abide thou/you the Lord, and he shall deliver thee/you.)

Luth Sprich nicht: Ich will Böses vergelten. Harre des HErr’s, der wird dir helfen.
(Speak not: I will evil(n) retaliate. Wait the LORD’s, the/of_the becomes you/to_you(sg) help.)

ClVg Ne dicas: Reddam malum: exspecta Dominum, et liberabit te.
(Don’t say: Reddam evil: wait the_Master, and will_deliver you(sg).)

UHB אַל־תֹּאמַ֥ר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָ֑ע קַוֵּ֥ה לַֽ֝⁠יהוָ֗ה וְ⁠יֹ֣שַֽׁע לָֽ⁠ךְ׃ ‡

BrLXX No BrLXX PROV 20:22 verse available

BrTr No BrTr PROV 20:22 verse available