Proverbs 24:29
Say not, “As he hath done to me, So will I do to him; I will render to the man according to his doings.”
Noyes Bible
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
28Be not a witness without cause against thy neighbor, And deceive not with thy lips.
30I passed by the field of the slothful, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding,
Cross References
Proverbs 20:22Say not thou, “I will repay evil;” Wait on the LORD, and he will help thee.
Matthew 5:39But I say to you, that ye resist not the evil-doer; but whoever smiteth thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also;
1 Thessalonians 5:15See that none render evil for evil to any one; but ever follow that which is good, both toward one another and toward 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 →