Proverbs 24:29
Say not, 1 I will do so to him as he hath done to me, 1 I will render to the ish according to his work. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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 an ed (witness) against thy re'a without cause, 1 and deceive not with thy sfatayim (lips). 1
Cross References
Judges 15:11Then three thousand men of Yehudah went to the top of the rock Eitam and said to Shimshon, Knowest thou not that the Pelishtim 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.
Proverbs 20:22Say not thou, I will pay back rah; 1 but wait on Hashem, and He shall save thee. 1
Matthew 5:39But I say to you, Do not set yourself against the rasha (evil person), but whoever hits you on your right cheek, turn to him also the other cheek.
1 Thessalonians 5:15See that no one returns ra'ah for ra'ah, but always pursue haTov both 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 →