Proverbs 20:22 — King James Version← Study notes

“Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.”

Proverbs 20:22 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 20:228 words

HebrewMeaning

אַלʾal

nayparticleH408

neither · never · no · nor ···

תֹּאמַ֥רtōʾmar

answerverbH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

אֲשַׁלְּמָהʾăšaləmāh

make amendsverbH7999

end · finish · full · give again ···

רָ֑עrāʿ

adversityadjH7451

affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···

קַוֵּ֥הqawēh

gatherverbH6960

look · patiently · tarry · wait (for ···

לַֽ֝/יהוָ֗הlayhwāh

LORDpronH3068

the Lord. Compare

וְ/יֹ֣שַֽׁעwəyōšaʿ

avengingconjH3467

at all · defend · deliver · help ···

לָֽ/ךְlākə

pron

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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