Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 24:29
29Don’t say, “I’ll do to him what he did to me; I’ll repay the man for what he has done.”
Proverbs 24:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me; I’ll pay them back for what they did.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.”
Context of Proverbs 24:29
27Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field; afterward, build your house. 28Don’t testify against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips. Don’t say, “I’ll do to him what he did to me; I’ll repay the man for what he has done.” 30I went by the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of one lacking sense. 31Thistles had come up everywhere, weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was ruined.
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:29 word by word
אַל־תֹּאמַ֗ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָֽשָׂה־לִ֭י כֵּ֤ן אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לּ֑וֹ אָשִׁ֖יב לָאִ֣ישׁ כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 24:29
- Proverbs 20:22Don’t say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the Lord, and he will rescue you.
- Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
- Matthew 5:39But I tell you, don’t resist an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
- Romans 12:17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Give careful thought to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:15See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.
- Judges 15:11Then three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, “Don’t you realize that the Philistines rule us? What have you done to us?” “I have done to them what they did to me,” he answered.
- 2 Samuel 13:22Absalom didn’t say anything to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon since he disgraced his sister Tamar.
Commentaries on Proverbs 24:29
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29A protest against vindictiveness in every form. Compare marginal reference.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-29Verses 28-29 There are three defaults in a witness pointed out.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-29Saying 4: Do not twist the truth, even for revenge (see Proverbs 6:19; 12:17; 14:25; 19:28; 24:23–24; 25:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. Especially avoid retaliation (Mt 5:43-45; Ro 12:17).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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