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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)And don’t say, “Now I can pay them back for what they’ve done to me! I’ll get even with them!”

Context of Proverbs 24:29

27Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house. 28Do not testify against your neighbor without cause— would you use your lips to mislead? Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me; I’ll pay them back for what they did.” 30I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense; 31thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.

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’ll pay you back for this wrong!” Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.
• Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
• Matthew 5:39But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.
• Romans 12:17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.
• Judges 15:11Then three thousand men from Judah went down to the cave in the rock of Etam and said to Samson, “Don’t you realize that the Philistines are rulers over us? What have you done to us?” He answered, “I merely did to them what they did to me.”
• 2 Samuel 13:22And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad; he hated Amnon because he had 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

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