Proverbs 24:29
Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
In Context
28Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.
30I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;
Cross References
Judges 15:11Then three thousand of the men of Judah went down to the crack of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Is it not clear to you that the Philistines are our rulers? What is this you have done to us? And he said to them, I only did to them as they did to me.
Proverbs 20:22Do not say, I will give punishment for evil: go on waiting for the Lord, and he will be your saviour.
Matthew 5:39But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.
1 Thessalonians 5:15Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:29-30
28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips. 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. We are here forbidden to be in any thing injurious to our neighbour, particularly in and by the forms of law, either, 1. As a witness: "Never bear a testimony against any man without cause, unless what thou sayest thou knowest to be punctually true and thou hast a clear call to testify it. Never bear a false testimony against… Read the whole commentary →