Proverbs 20:22 Go deeper

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD , and he shall save thee. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Proverbs 20:22 word 1

תֹּאמַ֥רto.Maryou say

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Proverbs 20:22 word 2

אֲשַׁלְּמָה\־'a.sha.le.mah-I will repay

Lemma: שָׁלֵם (sa.lem) · Strong's: H7999A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpc1cs)

Meaning: to complete

Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 44:4, Exodus 21:34, Exodus 21:36, Exodus 22:1, Exodus 22:3, Exodus 22:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7999A; TAHOT Proverbs 20:22 word 3

רָ֑עRa'evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 111 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 44:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451B; TAHOT Proverbs 20:22 word 4

קַוֵּ֥הka.Vehwait

Lemma: קָוָה (qa.vah) · Strong's: H6960A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpv2ms)

Meaning: to await

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 49:18, Job 3:9, Job 6:19, Job 7:2, Job 17:13, Job 30:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6960A; TAHOT Proverbs 20:22 word 5

לַֽ֝יהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehfor Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 20:22 word 6

וְיֹ֣שַֽׁעve.Yo.sha'so may he deliver

Lemma: יָשַׁע (ya.sah) · Strong's: H3467

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhj3ms)

Meaning: to save

Used 205 times. Also: Exodus 2:17, Exodus 14:30, Numbers 10:9, Deuteronomy 20:4, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3467; TAHOT Proverbs 20:22 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
say	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
I will avenge	→	שָׁלֵם H7999A to complete
this evil	→	רַע H7451B bad: evil
Wait	→	קָוָה H6960A to await
on the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
and He will save	→	יָשַׁע H3467 to save
you	→

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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