Proverbs 6:34

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For jealousy enrages the [wronged] husband;
He will not spare [the guilty one] on the day of vengeance.

Proverbs 20:22

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Do not say, “I will repay evil”;
Wait [expectantly] for the Lord, and He will rescue and save you.^(A)

Proverbs 24:28-29

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Do not be a witness against your ^[a]neighbor without cause,
And do not deceive with your lips [speak neither lies nor half-truths].^(A)
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Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for his deed.”^(B)

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Proverbs 24:28 I.e. anyone who comes into your life, not necessarily one who lives nearby.

Proverbs 25:21-22

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If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;^(A)
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For in doing so, you will ^[a]heap coals of fire upon his head,
And the Lord will reward you.

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Proverbs 25:22 This expression may refer to an Egyptian custom in which a penitent man carried a pan of coals on his head as a sign of repentance. The message of these verses is the admonition to return good for evil in the hope that your enemy will be moved to repentance.