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Proverbs 20:22

NETBible	Do not say,¹ “I will pay back² evil!” Wait³ for the Lord, so that he may vindicate you.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Pro 20:22	Do not say, "I’ll pay you back for this wrong!" Wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 20:22	Do not say, "I will repay evil"; Wait for the LORD, and He will save you.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 20:22	Don’t say, "I will get even for this wrong." Wait for the LORD to handle the matter.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 20:22	Don't ever say, "I'll get you for that!" Wait for GOD; he'll settle the score.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 20:22	Do not say, I will give punishment for evil: go on waiting for the Lord, and he will be your saviour.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 20:22	Do not say, "I will repay evil"; wait for the LORD, and he will help you.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 20:22	Do not say, "I will recompense evil"; Wait for the LORD, and He will save you.
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KJV	Say <0559> (8799) not thou, I will recompense <07999> (8762) evil <07451>_; [but] wait on <06960> (8761) the LORD <03068>_, and he shall save <03467> (8686) thee.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 20:22	Do not say <0559> , "I will repay <07999> evil <07451> "; Wait <06960> for the LORD <03068> , and He will save <03467> you.
LXXM	(20:9c) mh <3165> ADV eiphv {V-AAS-2S} teisomai <5099> V-FMI-1S ton <3588> T-ASM ecyron <2190> A-ASM alla <235> CONJ upomeinon <5278> V-AAD-2S ton <3588> T-ASM kurion <2962> N-ASM ina <2443> CONJ soi <4771> P-DS bohyhsh <997> V-AMS-2S
NET [draft] ITL	Do not <0408> say <0559> , “I will pay back <07999> evil <07451> !” Wait <06960> for the Lord <03068> , so that he may vindicate <03467> you.
HEBREW	Kl <0> esyw <03467> hwhyl <03068> hwq <06960> er <07451> hmlsa <07999> rmat <0559> la (20:22) <0408>

NETBible

Do not say,¹ “I will pay back² evil!” Wait³ for the Lord, so that he may vindicate you.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn The verse is directly instructive; it begins with the negated jussive in the first colon, and follows with the imperative in the second. It warns that the righteous should not take vengeance on the wicked, for only God can do that.

²tn The form is the Piel cohortative of resolve – “I am determined to pay back.” The verb שָׁלֵם (shalem) means “to be complete; to be sound.” In this stem, however, it can mean “to make complete; to make good; to requite; to recompense” (KJV, ASV). The idea is “getting even” by paying back someone for the evil done.

³sn To “wait” (קַוֵּה, qavveh) on the Lord requires faith in him, reliance on divine justice, and patience. It means that the wrongs done to a person will have to be endured for a time.

⁴tn After the imperative, the jussive is subordinated in a purpose or result clause: “wait for the Lord so that he may deliver you.” The verb יֹשַׁע (yosha’) means “to save (KJV, ASV, NASB); to deliver (NIV); to give victory”; in this context it means “deliver from the evil done to you,” and so “vindicate” is an appropriate connotation. Cf. NCV “he will make things right.”