Proverbs 6:34
Expanded Bible
34 Jealousy makes a husband very angry,
and he will ·have no pity [not forgive] when he gets revenge.
Proverbs 6:34
Amplified Bible
34
For jealousy enrages the [wronged] husband;
He will not spare [the guilty one] on the day of vengeance.
Proverbs 20:22
Expanded Bible
22 Don’t say, “I’ll pay you back for the wrong you did.”
Wait for the Lord, and he will ·make things right [save you; Rom. 12:17–20].
Proverbs 20:22
Amplified Bible
22
Do not say, “I will repay evil”;
Wait [expectantly] for the Lord, and He will rescue and save you.(A)
Proverbs 24:28-29
Expanded Bible
28 Don’t ·testify [witness] against your neighbor for no good reason.
Don’t ·say things that are false [L deceive with your lips].
29 Don’t say, “·I’ll get even [L As they did to me so I will do to them];
I’ll ·do to him what he did to me [repay them according to their actions].”
Proverbs 24:28-29
Amplified Bible
28
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)
29
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for his deed.”(B)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:28 I.e. anyone who comes into your life, not necessarily one who lives nearby.
Proverbs 25:21-22
Expanded Bible
21 If ·your enemy [L one you hate] is hungry, feed him.
If he is thirsty, give him a drink.
22 Doing this will be like pouring burning coals on his head,
and the Lord will reward you [Rom. 12:19–21].
Proverbs 25:21-22
Amplified Bible
21
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;(A)
22
For in doing so, you will [a]heap coals of fire upon his head,
And the Lord will reward you.
Footnotes
- 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.
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