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aNever pay back evil for evil to anyone.
bRespect what is right in the sight of all men.
a
Proverbs 20:22, Proverbs 24:29, Romans 12:19
Proverbs 20
22
aDo not say, "I will repay evil"; bWait for the Lord, and He will save you.
Proverbs 24
29
aDo not say, "Thus I shall do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."
Romans 12
19
aNever take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, "bVENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says the Lord.
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