Proverbs 24:29

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 make it ready for yourself in the field; Afterward, then, build your house. 28Do not be a witness against your neighbor for no reason, And do not deceive with your lips. Do not say, “I shall do the same to him as he has done to me; I will repay the person according to his work.” 30I passed by the field of a lazy one, And by the vineyard of a person lacking sense, 31And behold, it was completely overgrown with weeds; Its surface was covered with weeds, And its stone wall was broken down.

Proverbs 24:29 word by word

אַל־תֹּאמַ֗ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָֽשָׂה־לִ֭י כֵּ֤ן אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לּ֑וֹ אָשִׁ֖יב לָאִ֣ישׁ כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• not sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the sameכֵּןkên · soH3651
• repayשׁוּבshûb · to return: payH7725
• the personאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• according to his workפֹּ֫עַלpô‛al · workH6467

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:29

• Proverbs 20:22Do not say, “I will repay evil”; Wait for the Lord, and He will save 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 say to you, do not show opposition against an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other toward him also.
• Romans 12:17Never repay evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all people.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek what is good for one another and for all people.
• Judges 15:11Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam and said to Samson, “Do you not know that the Philistines are rulers over us? What then is this that you have done to us?” And he said to them, “Just as they did to me, so I have done to them.”
• 2 Samuel 13:22But Absalom did not speak with Amnon either good or bad; for Absalom hated Amnon because he had violated 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

Topics related to Proverbs 24:29

• Forgiveness
• Malice
• Retaliation
• Revenge
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

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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