“Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.” Deuteronomy 32:35”
— WEB
Romans 12:19
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”
— KJV
“Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath [of God]: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.”
— ASV
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Commentary
avenge not, &c.--(See on Rom 12:14). but rather give place unto wrath--This is usually taken to mean, "but give room or space for wrath to spend itself." But as the context shows that the injunction is to leave vengeance to God, "wrath" here seems to mean, not the offense, which we are tempted to avenge, but the avenging wrath of God (see Ch2 24:18), which we are enjoined to await, or give room for. (So the best interpreters).
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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