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

27Establish your work outside and get your fields ready; afterward build your house. 28Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your words. Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will pay him back according to what he has done.” 30I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks wisdom. 31I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• not, I will doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• to me: I will renderשׁוּבshûb · to return: payH7725
• to the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• according to his workפֹּ֫עַלpô‛al · workH6467

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:29

• Proverbs 20:22Do not say, “I will pay back evil!” Wait for the Lord, so that he may vindicate 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 resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.
• Romans 12:17Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.
• Judges 15:11Three thousand men of Judah went down to the cave in the cliff of Etam and said to Samson, “Do you not know that the Philistines rule over us? Why have you done this to us?” He said to them, “I have only done to them what they have done to me.”
• 2 Samuel 13:22But Absalom said nothing to Amnon, either bad or good, yet Absalom hated Amnon because he had humiliated 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

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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