Read Proverbs 20:22  Solomon uses a big word here in our verse for today.  The word is recompense.  Recompense means to pay back.  It means to get even with someone who has wronged us.  When someone does something bad to us, our first reaction is to do something bad right back to them.  We want payback.  We want to get even with them for what they have done to us.  But our verse warns us that we should not try to get even; we should not recompense evil with evil.  When our Lord Jesus Christ was dragged into court just before His crucifixion, did He try to get even with His accusers?  No, Jesus answered them not a word.  He knew that they would not be satisfied with anything that He said.  They were determined to put Him to death on the cross.  And God turned around that terrible deed into salvation for all of us who believe on Jesus Christ!  We do not need to get even; we should let God take care of us.  God writes down everything in His books and someday, He will get even for us!  In Romans 12:19 God says, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord."  We don't have to get even if God is keeping up with everything.  We just have to trust God and be kind to others.  Someday, God will repay.  He will take care of us!