Proverbs 20:22

22 Don't say, "I'll repay the evildoer!" Wait for the LORD, and he will save you.

Proverbs 20:22 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 20:22

Say not thou, I will recompense evil
With evil; do an injury to one that has done one to you; private revenge is not to be taken, but should be left to God, to whom vengeance belongs, ( Deuteronomy 32:35 Deuteronomy 32:41 ) ; [but] wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee;
commit thyself and cause to God; leave it with him to avenge thy wrongs; wait upon him in the way of thy duty, and wait his own time to do thee justice; he will at the proper season, and in his own way, save thee from thine enemy, and make a righteous retribution to him.

Proverbs 20:22 In-Context

20 Those who curse their father or mother— their lamp will be snuffed out when it becomes dark.

21 Inheritance gained quickly at first won't bless later on.

22 Don't say, "I'll repay the evildoer!" Wait for the LORD, and he will save you.

23 The LORD detests false weights; deceptive scales aren't right.

24 A person's steps are from the LORD; how then can people understand their path?