Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; <i>buti> wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

Bible References

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Proverbs 17:13
He that returneth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Proverbs 24:29
Do not say - According to what he hath done to me, so, will I do to him, I will repay every one according to his work.
Deuteronomy 32:35
Unto the days of vengeance and requital: Unto the time their foot shall totter? For, near, is the day of their fate, And their destiny speedeth on.
Romans 12:17
Unto no one, evil for evil rendering: providing honourable things before all men:
1 Thessalonians 5:15
See that none, evil for evil, unto any, do render: but, evermore, what is good, be pursuing, towards one another, and towards all:
1 Peter 3:9
Not returning evil for evil, nor reviling for reviling, but, on the contrary, bestowing a blessing, - because, hereunto, have ye been called, in order that, a blessing, ye might inherit.