Proverbes 20:22

22 Ne dis point: Je rendrai le mal; mais attends l'Éternel, et il te délivrera.

Proverbes 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.

Proverbes 20:22 In-Context

20 La lampe de celui qui maudit son père ou sa mère, sera éteinte dans les plus profondes ténèbres.

21 L'héritage trop vite acquis à l'origine, ne sera point béni à la fin.

22 Ne dis point: Je rendrai le mal; mais attends l'Éternel, et il te délivrera.

23 Le double poids est en abomination à l'Éternel, et la balance fausse n'est pas chose bonne.

24 Cest l'Éternel qui dirige les pas de l'homme; comment donc l'homme comprendrait-il sa voie?