Proverbs 20:22-30

22 ¹Do not say, "I will repay evil "; ²Wait for the LORD, and He will save you.

23 ³Differing weights are an abomination to the LORD, And a ⁴false scale is not good.

24 ⁵Man's steps are ordained by the LORD, How then can man understand his way?

25 It is a trap for a man to say rashly, "It is holy!" And ⁶after the vows to make inquiry.

26 A ⁷wise king winnows the wicked, And drives the ⁸threshing wheel over them.

27 The ⁹spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being.

28 Loyalty and ¹⁰truth preserve the king, And he upholds his throne by righteousness.

29 The glory of young men is their strength, And the ¹¹honor of old men is their gray hair.

30 ¹²Stripes that wound scour away evil, And strokes reach the innermost parts.

Cross References 12

1. Proverbs 24:29; Matthew 5:39; Romans 12:17, 19; 1 Thessalonians 5:15; 1 Peter 3:9
2. Psalms 27:14
3. Proverbs 20:10
4. Proverbs 11:1
5. Proverbs 16:9
6. Ecclesiastes 5:4, 5
7. Proverbs 20:8
8. Isaiah 28:27
9. 1 Corinthians 2:11
10. Proverbs 29:14
11. Proverbs 16:31
12. Psalms 89:32; Proverbs 22:15; Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24