Proverbios 20:22

22 No digas, yo me vengaré; Espera á Jehová, y él te salvará.

Proverbios 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.

Proverbios 20:22 In-Context

20 El que maldice á su padre ó á su madre, Su lámpara será apagada en oscuridad tenebrosa.
21 La herencia adquirida de priesa al principio, Aun su postrimería no será bendita.
22 No digas, yo me vengaré; Espera á Jehová, y él te salvará.
23 Abominación son á Jehová las pesas dobles; Y el peso falso no es bueno.
24 De Jehová son los pasos del hombre: ¿Cómo pues entenderá el hombre su camino?
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