Proverbs 20:22
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
In other versions
Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
ASV
Do not say, I will give punishment for evil: go on waiting for the Lord, and he will be your saviour.
BBE
Say not, I will recompense evil: wait on Jehovah, and he shall save thee.
DBY
Don't say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
WEB
Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.
YLT
Say not you, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save you.
ENG
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
WBT
Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
BSB
In context
20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
21An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
22Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
23Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
24Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?