Proverbs 20:22
Don't say "I'll avenge that wrong!" Wait on the LORD and he will deliver you.
Proverbs 24:29
Don't say, "I'll do to him like he did to me, I'll be sure to pay him back for what he did."
1 Peter 3:9
Do not pay others back evil for evil or insult for insult. Instead, keep blessing them, because you were called to inherit a blessing.
Psalm 27:14
Wait on the LORD. Be courageous, and he will strengthen your heart. Wait on the LORD! Davidic
1 Thessalonians 5:15
Make sure that no one pays back evil for evil. Instead, always pursue what is good for each other and for everyone else.
Deuteronomy 32:35
To me belong vengeance and recompense. In due time their feet will slip, because their time of calamity is near and the things prepared for them draw near.
2 Samuel 16:12
Perhaps the LORD will take note of my troubles and return good to me instead of curses today!"
Proverbs 17:13
The person who repays good with evil will never see evil leave his home.
Psalm 37:34
Wait on the LORD, Keep faithful to his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land. You will see the wicked cut off.
Isaiah 40:31
but those who keep waiting for the LORD will renew their strength. Then they'll soar on wings like eagles; they'll run and not grow weary; they'll walk and not grow tired."
Lamentations 3:25-26
The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the person who searches for him.
Matthew 5:39
But I tell you not to resist an evildoer. On the contrary, whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.
Romans 12:17-19
Do not pay anyone back evil for evil, but focus your thoughts on what is right in the sight of all people.
1 Peter 2:23
When he was insulted, he did not retaliate. When he suffered, he did not threaten. It was his habit to commit the matter to the one who judges fairly.
1 Peter 4:19
So then, those who suffer according to God's will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do what is good.