μηδενὶmēdenito no manμηδείς (mēdeis)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “to no man”, the to- or for-formG3367no one, none, nothing.to no manκακὸνkakonevilκακός (kakos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “evil”, the object formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.evilἀντὶantiforἀντίpreposition — “for”G473(a) instead of, in return for, over against, opposite, in exchange for, as a substitute for, (b) on my behalf, (c) wherefore, because.This verse uses “for”.forκακοῦkakouevilκακός (kakos)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “evil”, the of-formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.evilἀποδιδόντεςapodidontesto payἀποδίδωμι (apodidōmi)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to pay”, an ongoing or repeated actionG591(a) I give back, return, restore, (b) I give, render, as due, (c) mid: I sell.προνοούμενοιpronooumenoiProvideπρονοέω (pronoeō)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “Provide”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4306I take thought for beforehand, provide for, practice.Provideκαλὰkalathings honestκαλός (kalos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “things honest”, the object formG2570beautiful, as an outward sign of the inward good, noble, honorable character; good, worthy, honorable, noble, and seen to be so.things honestἐνώπιονenōpionin the sightἐνώπιονpreposition — “in the sight”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.in the sightπάντωνpantōnof allπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.of allἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnmenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “men”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.men
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men.
Compare Public-Domain Translations
The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.
American Standard Version (1901)
Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men.
Young’s Literal Translation
giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men.
World English Bible
Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.
Darby Translation
recompensing to no one evil for evil: providing things honest before all men:
Douay-Rheims
To no man rendering evil for evil. Providing good things, not only in the sight of God, but also in the sight of all men.
Other Translations and Links
These open on the other site. This page stays the King James Version.
Proverbs 20:22Proverbs 20:22 · King James VersionSay not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.Proverbs 20:22 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.
Copied
Analytics Cookies
With your permission, Apologetics Wiki uses Google Analytics to count visits and see which pages are read.
The site works the same if you decline. Privacy Policy