Proverbs 20:22
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Romans 12:17-19
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17 (A)Repay no one evil for evil, but (B)give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, (C)live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, (D)never avenge yourselves, but leave it[a] to the wrath of God, for it is written, (E)“Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
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- Romans 12:19 Greek give place
1 Thessalonians 5:15
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15 See that (A)no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always (B)seek to do good to one another and to everyone.
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Proverbs 24:29
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29 Do not say, (A)“I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
Proverbs 17:13
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1 Peter 3:9
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9 (A)Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, (B)bless, for (C)to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
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Deuteronomy 32:35
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35 (A)Vengeance is mine, and recompense,[a]
(B)for the time when their foot shall slip;
for (C)the day of their calamity is at hand,
and their doom comes swiftly.’
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- Deuteronomy 32:35 Septuagint and I will repay
1 Peter 2:23
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23 (A)When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, (B)but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.
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Matthew 5:39
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39 But I say to you, (A)Do not resist the one who is evil. But (B)if anyone (C)slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
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1 Peter 4:19
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19 Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will (A)entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.
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Psalm 27:14
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2 Samuel 16:12
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12 It may be that the Lord will look on the wrong done to me,[a] and that the Lord will repay me with good for his cursing today.”
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- 2 Samuel 16:12 Septuagint, Vulgate will look upon my affliction
Isaiah 40:31
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31 but (A)they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings (B)like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.
Psalm 37:34
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34 (A)Wait for the Lord and keep his way,
and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
you will look on (B)when the wicked are cut off.
Lamentations 3:25-26
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25 The Lord is good to those who (A)wait for him,
to the soul who seeks him.
26 (B)It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
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