God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 24:29
29Do not say, “I’ll treat him as he treated me. I’ll pay him back for what he has done to me.”
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
27Prepare your work outside, and get things ready for yourself in the field. Afterwards, build your house. 28Do not testify against your neighbor without a reason, and do not deceive with your lips. Do not say, “I’ll treat him as he treated me. I’ll pay him back for what he has done to me.” 30I passed by a lazy person’s field, the vineyard belonging to a person without sense. 31I saw that it was all overgrown with thistles. The ground was covered with weeds, and its stone fence was torn down.
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:29 word by word
אַל־תֹּאמַ֗ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָֽשָׂה־לִ֭י כֵּ֤ן אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לּ֑וֹ אָשִׁ֖יב לָאִ֣ישׁ כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:29
- Proverbs 20:22Do not say, “I’ll get even with you!” Wait for the Lord, and he will save you.
- Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him some food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him some water to drink.
- Matthew 5:39But I tell you not to oppose an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn your other cheek to him as well.
- Romans 12:17Don’t pay people back with evil for the evil they do to you. Focus your thoughts on those things that are considered noble.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:15Make sure that no one ever pays back one wrong with another wrong. Instead, always try to do what is good for each other and everyone else.
- Judges 15:11So 3,000 men from Judah went to the cave in the cliff at Etam. They said to Samson, “Don’t you know that the Philistines rule us? Why have you done this to us?” Samson replied, “I did to them what they did to me.”
- 2 Samuel 13:22Absalom wouldn’t speak at all to Amnon. He hated Amnon for raping 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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