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 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

27Prepare your outside work, Make it fit for yourself in the field; And afterward build your house. 28Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, For would you deceive with your lips? 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.” 30I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding; 31And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; 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 recompense evil”; Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.
• Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
• Matthew 5:39But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
• Romans 12:17Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.
• 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 rule over us? What is this you have done to us?” And he said to them, “As they did to me, so I have done to them.”
• 2 Samuel 13:22And Absalom spoke to his brother Amnon neither good nor bad. For Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced 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