Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!”
Wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.
Truth: God is the only one qualified to judge evil
It is natural to want to fight back. But, before Christ or Paul ever uttered words about not rendering evil for evil, Solomon had already given us quite powerful words. In this proverb Solomon gives us one line as a precept and another as a principle. We are not to pay back wrong for wrong. The reason for that is the principle that God will deliver us from the wrong. We are to wait on Him to deliver us. That must be one of the hardest things we ever do. We are to wait! We seldom can wait at the drive-up window at the fast food stop. But, God wants us to wait for Him to deliver us from the wrongs done to us! This is a great verse to commit to memory. Are you hanging onto anger for a wrong done to you and you want to get your vengeance? Wait … That is God’s job. We’re to let God take care of wrongs done to us.
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