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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 20, Verse 22

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21
An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
King James Version
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
American Standard Version
Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
New English Translation
Do not say,“I will pay back evil!” Wait for the LORD, so that he may vindicate you.
World English Bible
Don't say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
23
Divers weights [are] an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance [is] not good.
24
Man's goings [are] of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
25
[It is] a snare to the man [who] devoureth [that which is] holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
26
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
27
The spirit of man [is] the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
28
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
29
The glory of young men [is] their strength: and the beauty of old men [is] the gray head.
30
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so [do] stripes the inward parts of the belly.
1
The king's heart [is] in the hand of the LORD, [as] the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
2
Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.