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 thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house. 28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips. Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. 30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

Proverbs 24:29 word by word

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

• 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 20:22Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on Yhwh, and he shall save thee.
• Proverbs 25:21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
• Matthew 5:39But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
• Romans 12:17Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
• Judges 15:11Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.
• 2 Samuel 13:22And Absalom spake unto 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