Proverbs 24 · Verse 29

Proverbs 24:29

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
Proverbs 24:29, King James Version

Proverbs 24:29 in other translations

BSBDo not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
WEBDon’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
ASVSay not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
YLTSay not, ‘As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'
DARBYSay not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work.
BBESay not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.
WebsterSay not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

What does Proverbs 24:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
29. Especially avoid retaliation (Mt 5:43-45; Ro 12:17).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 24:28-29

There are three defaults in a witness pointed out.

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Proverbs 24:29 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַל\־'al-may notH408
תֹּאמַ֗רto.Maryou sayH559
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
עָֽשָׂה\־'a.sah-he has doneH6213
לִ֭יlito me
כֵּ֤ןkensoH3651
אֶֽעֱשֶׂה\־'e.'e.seh-I will doH6213
לּ֑וֹloto him
אָשִׁ֖יב'a.ShivI will repayH7725
לָאִ֣ישׁla.'Ishto the personH376
כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ\׃ke.fo.'o.Loaccording to deed hisH6467

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Cross references for Proverbs 24:29

  • Romans 12:17-21

    Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. …

  • Proverbs 20:22

    Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:15

    See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

  • Matthew 5:39-44

    But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. …

  • Proverbs 25:21-22

    If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.

  • 2 Samuel 13:22-28

    And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal–hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons. And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant. And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him. …

  • Judges 15:11

    Then 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Say.
20:22; 25:21,22; Mt 5:39-44; Ro 12:17-21; 1Th 5:15
I will do.
Jud 15:11; 2Sa 13:22-28

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Context

  • Proverbs 24:28

    Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

  • Proverbs 24:29

    Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

  • Proverbs 24:30

    I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

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Proverbs 24:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
No digas: Como me hizo, así le haré; daré el pago al hombre según su obra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ne dis pas: Comme il m’a fait, je lui ferai; je rendrai à l’homme selon son œuvre.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sprich nicht: Wie er mir getan hat, so will ich ihm tun, will dem Manne vergelten nach seinem Werke.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ne dicas: Quomodo fecit mihi, sic faciam ei; reddam unicuique secundum opus suum.