Proverbs 20:22

Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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not thou I will

נָתַן

nâthan

H5414

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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רַע

raʻ

H7451

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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but

אָרַב

ʼârab

H693

to lurk

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on the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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and he shall

יָשַׁע

yâshaʻ

H3467

properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

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thee

Key Terms in This Verse

recompense H5414

נָתַן nâthan

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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wait H693

אָרַב ʼârab

to lurk

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save H3467

יָשַׁע yâshaʻ

properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

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evil H7451

רַע raʻ

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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Say H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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LORD H3068

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Cross References

1 Thessalonians 5:15 cross-reference

See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

Proverbs 24:29 cross-reference

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

Proverbs 17:13 cross-reference

Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

1 Peter 3:9 cross-reference

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Deuteronomy 32:35 cross-reference

To 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.

1 Peter 2:23 cross-reference

Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

Matthew 5:39 cross-reference

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

1 Peter 4:19 cross-reference

Wherefore 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.

Psalm 27:14 cross-reference

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Psalm 37:34 cross-reference

Wait 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.

2 Samuel 16:12 cross-reference

It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.

Isaiah 40:31 cross-reference

But 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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