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Proverbs 20:22 Interlinear

“ Say not thou I will recompense evil but wait on the LORD and he shall save ”

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Proverbs 20 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אַל	H408		not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
2	תֹּאמַ֥ר	H559	Say	to say (used with great latitude)
3	אֲשַׁלְּמָה	H7999	not thou I will recompense	to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate
4	רָ֑ע	H7451	evil	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
5	קַוֵּ֥ה	H6960	but wait on	to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e., collect; (figuratively) to expect
6	לַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה	H3068	the LORD	(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
7	וְיֹ֣שַֽׁע	H3467	and he shall save	properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e., (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
8	לָֽךְ׃	H0

Proverbs 20:22 (current) Say not thou I will recompense evil but wait on the LORD and he shall save